Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · Connecticut
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Structural Steel
Hartford, CT · ~69 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Structural Steel runs at 234% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Structural Steel: 7.7 TCR = 234% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Structural Steel safety composite
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Structural Steel scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
−7.4
2023→2024
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Structural Steel injury rate improved
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Structural Steel's TCR fell 7.4 from 11.4 in 2023 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=11.4 · 2024=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Hartford, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 234% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #2/9
- PHOTO Dura-Bond Pipe LLC
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~69 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dura-Bond Pipe LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Structural Steel in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Structural Steel
7.7 TCR
- Dura-Bond Pipe
Dura-Bond Pipe LLC
7.7 TCR
- JHI Group / Fi
JHI Group / Firelands Fab
7.7 TCR
- 5329 - T29COS-
5329 - T29COS-OMW-COS CO
7.7 TCR
- P & M Steel Co
P & M Steel Company
7.7 TCR
What this shows Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Structural Steel averages 7.7 TCR (234% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Structural Steel TCR series: 2023=11.4 · 2024=4 · BLS 3.3
Where Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Structural Steel falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 24% 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 #2 safest of 9 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in Connecticut.
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Structural Steel has more employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · CT · Hartford
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, 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 | Dura-Bond Pipe LLC | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JHI Group / Firelands Fab | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5329 - T29COS-OMW-COS CO | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | P & M Steel Company | 7.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hammonasset Construction LLC. | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | P&D Mechanical, Inc. | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Enterprises Inc | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Otis Elevator Company-Stamford/Shelton | 69 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 | Hallmark Manor | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lake Pleasant Post Acute Rehabilitation | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 289 Wilmington | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Windsor Rosewood Care Center | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | League City | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carlyle Van Lines Inc | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dicalite Minerals LLC | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USA Kailua Kona 73 361 Kupipi St | 69 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.