Metals service centers · Texas
Ryerson - Houston South
Houston, TX · ~65 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ryerson - Houston South runs at 177% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metals service centers workplace, earning a grade D.
Ryerson - Houston South: 3.9 TCR = 177% of Metals service centers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ryerson - Houston South safety composite
Ryerson - Houston South scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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 3.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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
Ryerson - Houston South: 4.7 → 5.5 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 5.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.71× in 2018
Ryerson - Houston South's TCR rose 0.8 from 4.7 in 2016 to 5.5 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 177% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #82/119
- PHOTO Location #5
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Location #5 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ryerson - Houston South in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ryerson - Houston South
3.9 TCR
- Location #5
Location #5
3.9 TCR
- PDM Woodland
PDM Woodland
3.9 TCR
- Earle M Jorgen
Earle M Jorgensen Portland
3.9 TCR
- 04 - Columbus
04 - Columbus
3.9 TCR
What this shows Ryerson - Houston South averages 3.9 TCR (177% of the Metals service centers BLS benchmark).
Ryerson - Houston South TCR series: 2016=4.7 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=5.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Ryerson - Houston South falls in its industry
1,299 Metals service centers establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #82 safest of 119 Metals service centers employers in Texas.
Ryerson - Houston South has more employees than the Metals service centers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · TX · Houston
1,299 Metals service centers 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 | Location #5 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PDM Woodland | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Earle M Jorgensen Portland | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 04 - Columbus | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HANSFORD COUNTY FEEDERS, LP | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northside Farms, LLC | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wilco Peanut Co. | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2348-Aiken, TX | 65 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 | Heritage Health - Mt. Zion | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | General Shale Columbus Brick | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carteret (Njcrt) | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Michigan Janitorial | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hutchinson (PFI) | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Russellville (Arrus) | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Dalles (Orthe) | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Athens Center (Tnath) | 65 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.