423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers · Texas
Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc.
Houston, TX · ~36 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc. runs at 210% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical 423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc.: 4.6 TCR = 210% of 423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc. safety composite
Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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
Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc.: 2.2 → 3.4 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 8.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.74× in 2024
Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.2 from 2.2 in 2022 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.6 · 210% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #89/119
- PHOTO INDEPENDENT PIPE & S…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: INDEPENDENT PIPE & SUPPLY CORP. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- INDEPENDENT PI
INDEPENDENT PIPE & SUPPLY CORP.
4.6 TCR
- Magic Steel Co
Magic Steel Corporation - Grand Rapids MI
4.6 TCR
- Rolled Metal P
Rolled Metal Products-Midwest
4.6 TCR
- Postle Midwest
Postle Midwest
4.6 TCR
What this shows Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc. averages 4.6 TCR (210% of the 423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc. TCR series: 2022=2.2 · 2023=8.2 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 2.2
Where Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc. falls in its industry
1,299 423510 Metal Service Centers a establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #89 safest of 119 423510 Metal Service Centers a employers in Texas.
Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc. has fewer employees than the 423510 Metal Service Centers and Other M median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · TX · Houston
1,299 423510 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers 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 | INDEPENDENT PIPE & SUPPLY CORP. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Magic Steel Corporation - Grand Rapids MI | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rolled Metal Products-Midwest | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Postle Midwest | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FRONTIER FEED YARD | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Paco Feedyard | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coyote Lake Feedyard Inc. | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Unlimited Contract Services Waelder | 36 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 | ARCH Cutting Tools - Rhode Island, LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KPSG / Custom Cooler Inc | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0286 - Santa Ana 17th Street | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McKay Nursery Company | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Chemol Company Inc. | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chattanooga TN Cleveland Shop | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MPP - Noblesville | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alex Assisted Living | 36 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.