Ferroalloys manufacturing · Indiana
Steel Dynamics Structural & Rail Division
Columbia City, IN · ~802 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Steel Dynamics Structural & Rail Division runs at 43% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Ferroalloys manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 1
- worker fatalities on record
Grade compares Steel Dynamics Structural & Rail Division's OSHA Total Case Rate of 1.4 to the Ferroalloys manufacturing BLS benchmark of 3.3 (43% of benchmark) across 6 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Steel Dynamics Structural & Rail Division's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where Steel Dynamics Structural & Rail Division falls in its industry
462 Ferroalloys manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 46 Ferroalloys manufacturing employers in Indiana.
Trend analysis for Steel Dynamics Structural & Rail Division
Between 2016 and 2021, Steel Dynamics Structural & Rail Division's Total Case Rate improved from 1.5 to 1.3 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 17% decrease across 5 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2018, at a TCR of 1.0, while 2020 saw the highest rate, at 1.6, a spread of 0.6 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 6 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 6 reporting years, Steel Dynamics Structural & Rail Division recorded 74 total injuries and illnesses and 1 fatality. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 6-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 74 injuries, and 1 fatality shown on this page for Steel Dynamics Structural & Rail Division are sourced from its own 6 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 331110 - Ferroalloys manufacturing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2021)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
8 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 1,881,140 hours worked = 0.85 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Steel Dynamics Structural & Rail Division (this establishment) | 1.41 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 6-year avg |
| Steel manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 331110 |
| Indiana state avg (all industries) | 4.53 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Steel Dynamics Structural & Rail Division to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2021: 12 reportable incidents · 12 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 15 reportable incidents · 15 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 15 reportable incidents · 14 injuries, 0 illnesses, 1 fatality - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 9 reportable incidents · 9 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 12 reportable incidents · 12 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2016: 12 reportable incidents · 12 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Steel Dynamics Structural & Rail Division's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Ferroalloys manufacturing peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 43% of the Ferroalloys manufacturing benchmark, Steel Dynamics Structural & Rail Division reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Ferroalloys manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.