Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Texas
Qualico Steel Company Texas Division
Midlothian, TX · ~53 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Qualico Steel Company Texas Division runs at 179% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Qualico Steel Company Texas Division: 5.9 TCR = 179% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Qualico Steel Company Texas Division safety composite
Qualico Steel Company Texas Division scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−6.1
2016→2023
Qualico Steel Company Texas Division injury rate improved
Qualico Steel Company Texas Division's TCR fell 6.1 from 7.6 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.6 · 2018=8.2 · 2022=6.3 · 2023=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Midlothian, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 179% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #141/182
- PHOTO Rhoads Industries - …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rhoads Industries - B57 Non-Construction (0.0 TCR gap)
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Qualico Steel Company Texas Division in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Qualico Steel Company Texas Division
5.9 TCR
- Rhoads Industr
Rhoads Industries - B57 Non-Construction
5.9 TCR
- Wheaton & Son'
Wheaton & Son's
5.9 TCR
- Waukegan Steel
Waukegan Steel, LLC.
5.9 TCR
- Tri-County Wel
Tri-County Welding & Fabrication, LLC
5.9 TCR
What this shows Qualico Steel Company Texas Division averages 5.9 TCR (179% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Qualico Steel Company Texas Division TCR series: 2016=7.6 · 2018=8.2 · 2022=6.3 · 2023=1.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Qualico Steel Company Texas Division falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #141 safest of 182 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Texas.
Qualico Steel Company Texas Division has fewer employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · TX · Midlothian
1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 52 employers in Midlothian, TX · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Rhoads Industries - B57 Non-Construction | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wheaton & Son's | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waukegan Steel, LLC. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tri-County Welding & Fabrication, LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | XIT Feeders | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wolf Creek Feedyard | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Cattle Feeders, LLC | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Glasscock County Coop | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gerdau North America Steel Midlothian Mill | 2,921 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3801 - Midlothian DC | 1,259 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3801 - Midlothian TX DC | 1,153 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gerdau Midlothian | 429 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Travelodge - Missouri Valley | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Duo Lift Mfg | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southview - Lilydale Senior Living | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | National Resilience | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Morton Feed Mill | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Union Mission, Inc. | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pugh Lubricants Norcross | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NOV Process Flow Technologies - Houma | 53 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.