Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Connecticut
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford
Hartford, CT · ~67 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford runs at 458% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford: 15.1 TCR = 458% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford safety composite
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford: 16.9 → 21.3 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 21.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.43× in 2021
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford's TCR rose 4.4 from 16.9 in 2019 to 21.3 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Hartford, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.1 · 458% of ind
- DART 6.5 DART
- RANK #7/9
- PHOTO Steel Fabricators Inc
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~67 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Steel Fabricators Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Miller's Fab &
Miller's Fab & Weld Corp.
15.3 TCR
- Steel Fabricat
Steel Fabricators Inc
15.2 TCR
- Welding Works
Welding Works
15.2 TCR
- This site
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford
15.1 TCR
- Steward Machin
Steward Machine Company - Plant 2
15.1 TCR
What this shows Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford averages 15.1 TCR (458% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford TCR series: 2019=16.9 · 2020=7.2 · 2021=21.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 9 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Connecticut.
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21.3 | 6.5 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16.9 | 11.3 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · CT · Hartford
1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 270 employers in Hartford, CT · 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 | Steel Fabricators Inc | 15.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Welding Works | 15.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steward Machine Company - Plant 2 | 15.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Miller's Fab & Weld Corp. | 15.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Frank Capasso and Sons, Inc | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D/E/F Services Group, Ltd. Main Office | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastford-CT - 224 | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R & R Corrugated Container Inc | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HARTFORD HOSPITAL | 7,842 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Francis Hospital | 4,674 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LAZ Parking California, LLC | 4,117 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hartford-Saint Francis Hospital | 3,165 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 4769-716-Williams Sonoma | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Laurelbrooke Landing | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IAD - Ground Ops | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Valley Ambulance Authority | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rossin Steel, Inc. | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Critical Environments Inc | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbia Asphalt & Ready Mix | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Park Place Assisted Living | 67 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.