Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · North Carolina
Structural Steel of Carolina, LLC / DBA Salem Steel
Winston-Salem, NC · ~77 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Structural Steel of Carolina, LLC / DBA Salem Steel runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Structural Steel of Carolina, LLC / DBA Salem Steel: 4.6 TCR = 139% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Structural Steel of Carolina, LLC / DBA Salem Steel safety composite
Structural Steel of Carolina, LLC / DBA Salem Steel scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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
Structural Steel of Carolina, LLC / DBA Salem Steel: 1.3 → 3.4 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 9.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.25× in 2019
Structural Steel of Carolina, LLC / DBA Salem Steel's TCR rose 2.1 from 1.3 in 2017 to 3.4 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 9.1 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Winston-Salem, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 139% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #24/41
- PHOTO Lundahl Ironworks Co…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~77 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lundahl Ironworks Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Structural Steel of Carolina, LLC / DBA Salem Steel in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Structural Steel of Carolina, LLC / DBA Salem Steel
4.6 TCR
- Lundahl Ironwo
Lundahl Ironworks Company
4.6 TCR
- LCI - 072
LCI - 072
4.6 TCR
- HME, Inc.
HME, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- Wilbur L. Ande
Wilbur L. Anderson, Inc.
4.6 TCR
What this shows Structural Steel of Carolina, LLC / DBA Salem Steel averages 4.6 TCR (139% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Structural Steel of Carolina, LLC / DBA Salem Steel TCR series: 2017=1.3 · 2018=9.1 · 2019=3.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Structural Steel of Carolina, LLC / DBA Salem Steel falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #24 safest of 41 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in North Carolina.
Structural Steel of Carolina, LLC / DBA Salem Steel has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · NC · Winston-Salem
1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 234 employers in Winston-Salem, NC · 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 | Lundahl Ironworks Company | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LCI - 072 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HME, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wilbur L. Anderson, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rutherford-Polk | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Triangle Warehouse | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Water Resources | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Raleigh Asphalt Operations | 77 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 4,906 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Budd Group Janitorial | 4,414 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Reynolds American Inc. Trade Marketing Services | 2,061 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Reynolds Marketing Services Company | 1,600 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Muse Shop | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : MCO1 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lci - 072 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Viking Pools - TN | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DOMESTIC | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Walter J Barnes Electric Co Inc | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cartier Location | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Salt Lake Shuttle/ Sun Road/ Western Regional | 77 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.