Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) · Texas
RBEX, Inc. DBA Apple Towing Co.
Houston, TX · ~151 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
RBEX, Inc. DBA Apple Towing Co. runs at 109% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) workplace, earning a grade C.
RBEX, Inc. DBA Apple Towing Co.: 4.9 TCR = 109% of Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
RBEX, Inc. DBA Apple Towing Co. safety composite
RBEX, Inc. DBA Apple Towing Co. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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%).
Rising injury rate
RBEX, Inc. DBA Apple Towing Co.: 4.5 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 5.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.67× in 2023
RBEX, Inc. DBA Apple Towing Co.'s TCR rose 0.7 from 4.5 in 2021 to 5.3 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488410 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 4.9 · 109% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #4/12
- PHOTO URT Texas
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~151 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: URT Texas (0.0 TCR gap)
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RBEX, Inc. DBA Apple Towing Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- United Towing
United Towing Dallas
5 TCR
- This site
RBEX, Inc. DBA Apple Towing Co.
4.9 TCR
- URT Texas
URT Texas
4.9 TCR
- Falzones Towin
Falzones Towing Service, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- Steve's Towing
Steve's Towing, Inc.
4.7 TCR
What this shows RBEX, Inc. DBA Apple Towing Co. averages 4.9 TCR (109% of the Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) BLS benchmark).
RBEX, Inc. DBA Apple Towing Co. TCR series: 2021=4.5 · 2023=5.3 · BLS 4.5
Where RBEX, Inc. DBA Apple Towing Co. falls in its industry
157 Emergency road services (i.e., establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 12 Emergency road services (i.e., employers in Texas.
RBEX, Inc. DBA Apple Towing Co. has more employees than the Emergency road services (i.e., tow servi median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488410 · TX · Houston
157 Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, 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 | URT Texas | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Towing Dallas | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Falzones Towing Service, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steve's Towing, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Westin Homes and Properties, LP | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Performance Contractors, Inc. - Air Products-Laporte | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Keystone Concrete Placement Tesla | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DMG Masonry LLC | 151 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Dillwyn Correctional Center | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unit #2751 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stop & Shop 100705 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nursing Facility | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Guerdon, LLC | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Panella Trucking, LLC. | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Central Plant | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Main Plant | 151 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.