Bulk storage tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing · Louisiana
Smith Tank & Steel, Inc.
Gonzales, LA · ~450 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Smith Tank & Steel, Inc. runs at 9% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Bulk storage tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Smith Tank & Steel, Inc.: 0.3 TCR = 9% of Bulk storage tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Smith Tank & Steel, Inc. safety composite
Smith Tank & Steel, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 99% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
81/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 99% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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%).
Smith Tank & Steel, Inc. held a steady TCR band
Smith Tank & Steel, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.1 from 0.2 in 2018 to 0.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=0.2 · 2019=0.1 · 2020=0.2 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.2 · 2023=1.0 · 2024=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332420 · Gonzales, LA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 9% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/10
- PHOTO Spitzer Industries -…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~450 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Spitzer Industries - Curtis Kelly Division (0.0 TCR gap)
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Smith Tank & Steel, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.3
Smith Tank & Steel, Inc.
0.3 TCR
- Spitzer Indust 0.3
Spitzer Industries - Curtis Kelly Division
0.3 TCR
- PATTank 0.3
PATTank
0.3 TCR
- Erected Steel 0.3
Erected Steel Products of Alabama, Inc.
0.3 TCR
- Land & Sea Ind 0.3
Land & Sea Industries
0.3 TCR
What this shows Smith Tank & Steel, Inc. averages 0.3 TCR (9% of the Bulk storage tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Smith Tank & Steel, Inc. TCR series: 2018=0.2 · 2019=0.1 · 2020=0.2 · 2021=0 · 2022=0.2 · 2023=1 · 2024=0.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Smith Tank & Steel, Inc. falls in its industry
355 Bulk storage tanks, heavy gaug establishmentsSafer than 99% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 10 Bulk storage tanks, heavy gaug employers in Louisiana.
Smith Tank & Steel, Inc. has more employees than the Bulk storage tanks, heavy gauge metal, m median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332420 · LA · Gonzales
355 Bulk storage tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 91 employers in Gonzales, LA · 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 | Spitzer Industries - Curtis Kelly Division | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PATTank | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Erected Steel Products of Alabama, Inc. | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Land & Sea Industries | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hodge Mill | 451 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lousiana Integrated Polyethylene JV, LLC | 449 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 989 | 452 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | STL Holding Company, LLC | 453 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Specialty Welding and Turnarounds, LLC | 2,051 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 532 | 511 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 532 | 435 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Total Safety Specialized Safety Personnel Group | 429 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ledge Creek Development | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D.R. Horton, Inc. - Panama City | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DDP Specialty Electronics Materials US | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mediacom | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - MTN6 | 450 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Snelson Companies, Inc. | 450 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rotella's Italian Bakery, Inc. | 450 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Laurens County Government | 450 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.