Cold rolling steel shapes (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, strip) made from purchased steel · Maine
Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site B
Houlton, ME · ~26 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site B runs at 189% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cold rolling steel shapes (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, strip) made from purchased steel workplace, earning a grade D.
Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site B: 6.2 TCR = 189% of Cold rolling steel shapes (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, strip) made from purchased steel BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site B safety composite
Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site B scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
−1.9
2017→2023
Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site B injury rate improved
Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site B's TCR fell 1.9 from 7.2 in 2017 to 5.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 15.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.2 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=15.2 · 2023=5.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331221 · Houlton, ME ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 189% of ind
- DART 5.2 DART
- RANK P28
- PHOTO 4504 - Valley Steel …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 4504 - Valley Steel Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site B in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 4504 - Valley
4504 - Valley Steel Plant
6.3 TCR
- Ratner Steel M
Ratner Steel Minnesota
6.3 TCR
- Jemison Metals
Jemison Metals SMT
6.3 TCR
- Kenwal Steel -
Kenwal Steel - TN, LLC
6.3 TCR
- This site
Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site B
6.2 TCR
What this shows Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site B averages 6.2 TCR (189% of the Cold rolling steel shapes (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, strip) made from purchased steel BLS benchmark).
Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site B TCR series: 2017=7.2 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=0 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=15.2 · 2023=5.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site B falls in its industry
206 Cold rolling steel shapes (e.g establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site B has fewer employees than the Cold rolling steel shapes (e.g., bar, pl median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.2 | 10.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331221 · ME · Houlton
206 Cold rolling steel shapes (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, strip) made from purchased steel employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,397 rated employers in Maine with headcount on file · 25 employers in Houlton, ME · 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 | 4504 - Valley Steel Plant | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ratner Steel Minnesota | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jemison Metals SMT | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kenwal Steel - TN, LLC | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Linkletter & Sons Inc. | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ReGenerate Livermore Falls LLC | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ReEnergy Stratton LLC | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CMP - Farmington Service Building | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Madigan Estates | 187 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1974 | 148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smith & Wesson Houlton, ME Site A | 108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 08439 - Store # 8439 Houlton | 105 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Builders Fence Company, Inc. Fontana | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Corporate Group | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Independence Square | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dothan Dirt Cheap | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Eclipse Advantage - CVSIN - Indianapolis, IN | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arrow Exterminators 1003 | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Public Services - Town of Black Mountain | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AIG Florida | 26 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.