Marine cargo handling services · Texas
Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Houston) dba Metro Ports
Houston, TX · ~33 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Houston) dba Metro Ports runs at 70% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Marine cargo handling services workplace, earning a grade B.
Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Houston) dba Metro Ports: 3.1 TCR = 70% of Marine cargo handling services BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Houston) dba Metro Ports safety composite
Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Houston) dba Metro Ports scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−0.4
2022→2024
Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Houston) dba Metro Ports injury rate improved
Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Houston) dba Metro Ports's TCR fell 0.4 from 3.8 in 2022 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=3.8 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488320 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 3.1 · 70% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #30/52
- PHOTO SSA Pacific Berth 83…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SSA Pacific Berth 83 Long Beach (0.0 TCR gap)
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Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Houston) dba Metro Ports in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- SSA Pacific Be
SSA Pacific Berth 83 Long Beach
3.2 TCR
- Facility 1
Facility 1
3.2 TCR
- WTPS Amory
WTPS Amory
3.2 TCR
- This site
Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Houston) dba Metro Ports
3.1 TCR
- Newport News M
Newport News Marine Terminal
3.1 TCR
What this shows Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Houston) dba Metro Ports averages 3.1 TCR (70% of the Marine cargo handling services BLS benchmark).
Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Houston) dba Metro Ports TCR series: 2022=3.8 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 4.5
Where Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Houston) dba Metro Ports falls in its industry
391 Marine cargo handling services establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 52 Marine cargo handling services employers in Texas.
Suderman Contracting Stevedores (Houston) dba Metro Ports has fewer employees than the Marine cargo handling services median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488320 · TX · Houston
391 Marine cargo handling services 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 | SSA Pacific Berth 83 Long Beach | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Facility 1 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WTPS Amory | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Newport News Marine Terminal | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SW Seed Company New Deal | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Treesap Farms LLC - Houston | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tejas Feeders LLC | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pilgrims LIVE OPERATIONS | 33 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 | Livingston Pipe & Tube, Inc. (West) | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southwest Dealer Services Inc | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BMW of Wesley Chapel | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kuner Feedlot | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Vancouver - MP | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fulton Feed Mill | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Postle Industries Inc. | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PL Developments - Clinton Warehouse | 33 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.