Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · Texas
Southwestern Plating Co., Inc
Houston, TX · ~116 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southwestern Plating Co., Inc runs at 23% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade A.
Southwestern Plating Co., Inc: 0.8 TCR = 23% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southwestern Plating Co., Inc safety composite
Southwestern Plating Co., Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 95% 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 95% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.27 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
Southwestern Plating Co., Inc: 0.6 → 2.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.3 TCR · DART/TCR 2.99× in 2024
Southwestern Plating Co., Inc's TCR rose 1.7 from 0.6 in 2016 to 2.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 23% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #7/43
- PHOTO CIL Electroplating Inc
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~116 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CIL Electroplating Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southwestern Plating Co., Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Southwestern Plating Co., Inc
0.8 TCR
- CIL Electropla
CIL Electroplating Inc
0.8 TCR
- Bowman 2631 E.
Bowman 2631 E. 126th Street
0.8 TCR
- GUARANTEED FIN
GUARANTEED FINISHING
0.8 TCR
- Plating for El
Plating for Electronics, LLC
0.8 TCR
What this shows Southwestern Plating Co., Inc averages 0.8 TCR (23% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Southwestern Plating Co., Inc TCR series: 2016=0.6 · 2017=0.5 · 2018=0.5 · 2019=0 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Southwestern Plating Co., Inc falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 95% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 43 Electroplating metals and form employers in Texas.
Southwestern Plating Co., Inc has more employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product 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 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · TX · Houston
585 Electroplating metals and formed 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 | CIL Electroplating Inc | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bowman 2631 E. 126th Street | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GUARANTEED FINISHING | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plating for Electronics, LLC | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 103173 - GE-USLNG Trains-1-5 Pad Assembly | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bandera Electric Cooperative | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NACOGDOCHES | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Houston Non-GBU Office | 116 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 | Southco, inc. - Concordville | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 240-Orange County/Riverside | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Port Westward | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Village of Birch Run | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Orafol Avon CT | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Coos Health & Wellness | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rabe Environmental Systems, Inc. | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Omega Protein | 116 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.