Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers · Maryland
SMM Group Vera Street
Baltimore, MD · ~38 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
SMM Group Vera Street runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
SMM Group Vera Street: 1.3 TCR = 57% of Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
SMM Group Vera Street safety composite
SMM Group Vera Street scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 42%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
SMM Group Vera Street: 0.0 → 2.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.5 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2024
SMM Group Vera Street's TCR rose 2.5 from 0.0 in 2023 to 2.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Baltimore, MD AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.3 · 57% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #3/12
- PHOTO Triad Metal Recyclers
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Triad Metal Recyclers (0.0 TCR gap)
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SMM Group Vera Street in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
SMM Group Vera Street
1.3 TCR
- Triad Metal Re
Triad Metal Recyclers
1.3 TCR
- SA Recycling,
SA Recycling, Anaheim
1.3 TCR
- Green Line Pol
Green Line Polymers--Waterloo
1.3 TCR
- SA Recycling,
SA Recycling, Phenix City
1.3 TCR
What this shows SMM Group Vera Street averages 1.3 TCR (57% of the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
SMM Group Vera Street TCR series: 2023=0 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 2.2
Where SMM Group Vera Street falls in its industry
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automot establishmentsSafer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 12 Scrap materials (e.g., automot employers in Maryland.
SMM Group Vera Street has fewer employees than the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, indus median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · MD · Baltimore
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 1,031 employers in Baltimore, MD · 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 | Triad Metal Recyclers | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SA Recycling, Anaheim | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Green Line Polymers--Waterloo | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SA Recycling, Phenix City | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MD | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FSC - Hillen Street | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PHRG MD RIO | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jeffrey Brown Contracting, LLC | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Johns Hopkins Hospital | 12,523 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Maryland Medical Center | 7,980 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sinai Hospital of Baltimore | 7,770 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NGMS-T340 | 6,180 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Woonsocket 10295 | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Columbus Mill | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Keystone Concrete Placement Tesla | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oakwood Health Services | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Eric'sons VA | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Insteel Wire Products KYW | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Johnson Construction Inc | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Humble Brands, Inc. | 38 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.