Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · Kansas
R.K. Steel, Inc.
Fredonia, KS · ~55 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
R.K. Steel, Inc. runs at 131% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
R.K. Steel, Inc.: 4.3 TCR = 131% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
R.K. Steel, Inc. safety composite
R.K. Steel, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 46%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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%).
Rising injury rate
R.K. Steel, Inc.: 2.0 → 4.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 8.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.46× in 2024
R.K. Steel, Inc.'s TCR rose 2.0 from 2.0 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Fredonia, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 131% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #10/22
- PHOTO American Stair Corpo…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: American Stair Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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R.K. Steel, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
R.K. Steel, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- American Stair
American Stair Corporation
4.3 TCR
- Covenant Steel
Covenant Steel Warehouse, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- 028 LCI
028 LCI
4.3 TCR
- Aerobraze OKC
Aerobraze OKC
4.3 TCR
What this shows R.K. Steel, Inc. averages 4.3 TCR (131% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
R.K. Steel, Inc. TCR series: 2016=2 · 2018=3.6 · 2022=8.1 · 2023=4 · 2024=4 · BLS 3.3
Where R.K. Steel, Inc. falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 22 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in Kansas.
R.K. Steel, Inc. has more employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · KS · Fredonia
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 10 employers in Fredonia, KS · 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 | American Stair Corporation | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Covenant Steel Warehouse, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 028 LCI | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aerobraze OKC | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ulysses Feedyard | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | American Warrior, Inc | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southland Service Cener | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Zernco, INC | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fredonia & temporary site | 235 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LMI - Fredonia | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fredonia Regional Hospital | 124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TCI Fabrication | 61 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pontotoc Nursing Facility | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Cast Products | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Minooka | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | New Hope Mills Manufacturing | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sanfield Rehabilitation & Living Center | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arlington Office #2001 | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Primetals Technologies-Decatur | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | White Hills Fire Company #5 | 55 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.