Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers · Washington
SSI Tacoma
Tacoma, WA · ~136 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
SSI Tacoma runs at 214% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
SSI Tacoma: 4.7 TCR = 214% of Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
SSI Tacoma safety composite
SSI Tacoma scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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%).
TCR Δ
−8.0
2017→2024
SSI Tacoma injury rate improved
SSI Tacoma's TCR fell 8.0 from 10.0 in 2017 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=10.0 · 2018=11.4 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=5.8 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Tacoma, WA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.7 · 214% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #2/9
- PHOTO Joe W. Morgan, Inc.
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 52 inj
- SIZE ~136 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Joe W. Morgan, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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SSI Tacoma in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
SSI Tacoma
4.7 TCR
- Joe W. Morgan,
Joe W. Morgan, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- SA Recycling,
SA Recycling, Socorro
4.7 TCR
- Columbus Scrap
Columbus Scrap Material
4.7 TCR
- Norman W Pasch
Norman W Paschall Co., Inc
4.7 TCR
What this shows SSI Tacoma averages 4.7 TCR (214% of the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
SSI Tacoma TCR series: 2017=10 · 2018=11.4 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=5.8 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=2 · 2024=2 · BLS 2.2
Where SSI Tacoma falls in its industry
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automot establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 9 Scrap materials (e.g., automot employers in Washington.
SSI Tacoma has more employees than the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, indus median and a higher 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · WA · Tacoma
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 445 employers in Tacoma, WA · 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 | Joe W. Morgan, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SA Recycling, Socorro | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbus Scrap Material | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Norman W Paschall Co., Inc | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Valicoff Management Services | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pacific Seafood Westport | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3495-11DA083 | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Superfeet HQ - Ferndale | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital (Companied 10 & 20) | 3,718 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Tacoma | 3,689 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital | 3,247 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2643-46080001-460801 | 3,061 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | D&B Plating | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stericycle - Woonsocket,RI-369 Park East | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pine River-Backus Schools | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Knf Crp | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | HM Clause - Modesto | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gaint Eagle #4237 | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Tenet Palmetto General Evs | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S03118 - WM of RI Cranston Hauling | 136 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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