Hot dip galvanizing metals and metal products for the trade · Texas
Southwest Galvanizing
Houston, TX · ~114 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southwest Galvanizing runs at 285% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Hot dip galvanizing metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Southwest Galvanizing: 9.4 TCR = 285% of Hot dip galvanizing metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southwest Galvanizing safety composite
Southwest Galvanizing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 5%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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
Southwest Galvanizing: 7.5 → 9.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 11.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.02× in 2024
Southwest Galvanizing's TCR rose 2.1 from 7.5 in 2018 to 9.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332812 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.4 · 285% of ind
- DART 9.6 DART
- RANK #68/69
- PHOTO AZZ Crowley Powder C…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~114 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AZZ Crowley Powder Coat (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southwest Galvanizing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Southwest Galvanizing
9.4 TCR
- AZZ Crowley Po
AZZ Crowley Powder Coat
9.4 TCR
- Oerlikon Balze
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc - Wixom
9.4 TCR
- Reifel Industr
Reifel Industries Inc
9.4 TCR
- DC Coaters
DC Coaters
9.4 TCR
What this shows Southwest Galvanizing averages 9.4 TCR (285% of the Hot dip galvanizing metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Southwest Galvanizing TCR series: 2018=7.5 · 2023=11.1 · 2024=9.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Southwest Galvanizing falls in its industry
646 Hot dip galvanizing metals and establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #68 safest of 69 Hot dip galvanizing metals and employers in Texas.
Southwest Galvanizing has more employees than the Hot dip galvanizing metals and metal pro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332812 · TX · Houston
646 Hot dip galvanizing metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | AZZ Crowley Powder Coat | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc - Wixom | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Reifel Industries Inc | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DC Coaters | 9.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lewis Resource Management - SA | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dallas Transmission | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sitterle Homes Ltd | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Texas Instruments SFAB1 Base Building #2128 | 114 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Titan Leasing Corp. | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GCM Contracting Solutions, Inc. | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GP Industries dba Reno Iron Works | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Camns - Main Street Hub | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Label Packaging Company | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Able Inc. | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Velocity Machine Inc | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Romed, Inc | 114 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.