Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Colorado
Steel Fabricators Inc
Fort Collins, CO · ~21 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Steel Fabricators Inc runs at 460% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Steel Fabricators Inc: 15.2 TCR = 460% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Steel Fabricators Inc safety composite
Steel Fabricators Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 14.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
Steel Fabricators Inc: 20.6 → 21.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 33.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.93× in 2024
Steel Fabricators Inc's TCR rose 0.5 from 20.6 in 2016 to 21.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 33.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.93× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Fort Collins, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.2 · 460% of ind
- DART 14.1 DART
- RANK #36/37
- PHOTO Welding Works
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Welding Works (0.0 TCR gap)
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Steel Fabricators Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Miller's Fab &
Miller's Fab & Weld Corp.
15.3 TCR
- Moran Iron Wor
Moran Iron Works, Inc
15.3 TCR
- This site
Steel Fabricators Inc
15.2 TCR
- Welding Works
Welding Works
15.2 TCR
- Shepard Steel
Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford
15.1 TCR
What this shows Steel Fabricators Inc averages 15.2 TCR (460% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Steel Fabricators Inc TCR series: 2016=20.6 · 2017=0 · 2018=16.4 · 2019=8.5 · 2020=6 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=24.2 · 2023=33.2 · 2024=21.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Steel Fabricators Inc falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 37 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Colorado.
Steel Fabricators Inc has fewer employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 21.1 | 14.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 33.2 | 22.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24.2 | 19.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · CO · Fort Collins
1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 268 employers in Fort Collins, CO · 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 | Welding Works | 15.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shepard Steel Co., Inc. - Hartford | 15.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Miller's Fab & Weld Corp. | 15.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Moran Iron Works, Inc | 15.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sacred Seed | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NGL WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC-C3 LASALLE | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WGW Golden West Wind | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BHE - Canon City Utility Dr (CO008) | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Poudre Valley Hospital | 1,772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Collins | 1,285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Belgium Brewing Company: Fort Collins | 759 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Woodward Inc. - Lincoln Campus Facility | 725 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | City of Chula Vista | 15.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of Encompass Health | 15.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mohr Stamping Inc. | 15.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Charleston Public Works Garage | 15.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Eagle Ludington | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Performance Insulation - Central Oregon | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Paris Home Health | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wastewater Treatment Plant | 21 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.