Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products · Oklahoma
Southwestern Wire, Inc.
Norman, OK · ~162 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southwestern Wire, Inc. runs at 335% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products workplace, earning a grade F.
Southwestern Wire, Inc.: 11.0 TCR = 335% of Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southwestern Wire, Inc. safety composite
Southwestern Wire, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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 Wire, Inc.: 6.3 → 11.3 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 13.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.34× in 2023
Southwestern Wire, Inc.'s TCR rose 5.0 from 6.3 in 2016 to 11.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 13.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331222 · Norman, OK ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 11.0 · 335% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO DBCRinc/GS Steel
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 84 inj
- SIZE ~162 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DBCRinc/GS Steel (0.2 TCR gap)
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Southwestern Wire, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- DBCRinc/GS Ste
DBCRinc/GS Steel
11.2 TCR
- This site
Southwestern Wire, Inc.
11 TCR
- Mount Joy Wire
Mount Joy Wire Corporation
10.9 TCR
- Central Wire I
Central Wire Inc. Union, IL
10.8 TCR
- T and T Indust
T and T Industries, Inc.
10.8 TCR
What this shows Southwestern Wire, Inc. averages 11.0 TCR (335% of the Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products BLS benchmark).
Southwestern Wire, Inc. TCR series: 2016=6.3 · 2017=12.2 · 2020=13.4 · 2022=12 · 2023=11.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Southwestern Wire, Inc. falls in its industry
163 Drawing iron or steel wire fro establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Oklahoma alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Drawing iron or steel wire fro employers in Oklahoma.
Southwestern Wire, Inc. has more employees than the Drawing iron or steel wire from purchase median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 11.3 | 3.8 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.4 | 6.4 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.2 | 6.8 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331222 · OK · Norman
163 Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,320 rated employers in Oklahoma with headcount on file · 141 employers in Norman, OK · 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 | DBCRinc/GS Steel | 11.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mount Joy Wire Corporation | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Wire Inc. Union, IL | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | T and T Industries, Inc. | 10.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | OKF Oklahoma City Processing | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Terra International LLC. | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lid Oklahoma | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WCAT Tulsa | 162 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Johnson Controls Norman Plant | 1,431 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Johnson Controls | 1,267 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | B&H Construction Gas Group | 529 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 212 | 380 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Siena College** | 11.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Voorhees Pediatrics | 11.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern California Hospital, Van Nuys | 11.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harbor | 11.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | American Custom Metal Fabricating, Inc | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CarolinaPower, Inc. | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Irvine Aero Ca | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Progressive Converting Pennsylvania | 162 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.