Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors · Virginia
Superior Iron Works
Sterling, VA · ~147 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Superior Iron Works runs at 179% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Superior Iron Works: 5.0 TCR = 179% of Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Superior Iron Works safety composite
Superior Iron Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Superior Iron Works: 4.9 → 7.4 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 8.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.99× in 2024
Superior Iron Works's TCR rose 2.5 from 4.9 in 2017 to 7.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238120 · Sterling, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 179% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #9/11
- PHOTO R.C. Fabricators, Inc.
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~147 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R.C. Fabricators, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Superior Iron Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Superior Iron Works
5 TCR
- R.C. Fabricato
R.C. Fabricators, Inc.
5 TCR
- Capital Steel
Capital Steel Erectors, Inc.
5 TCR
- Front Range St
Front Range Steel, Inc
5 TCR
- CLT Steel Erec
CLT Steel Erectors, Inc.
5 TCR
What this shows Superior Iron Works averages 5.0 TCR (179% of the Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS benchmark).
Superior Iron Works TCR series: 2017=4.9 · 2018=8 · 2019=6.7 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=2 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=7.4 · BLS 2.8
Where Superior Iron Works falls in its industry
705 Structural steel erecting or i establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 11 Structural steel erecting or i employers in Virginia.
Superior Iron Works has more employees than the Structural steel erecting or iron work c median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238120 · VA · Sterling
705 Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 222 employers in Sterling, VA · 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 | R.C. Fabricators, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Capital Steel Erectors, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Front Range Steel, Inc | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CLT Steel Erectors, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | VSL Electrical Signing Lighting | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Comfort Systems of Virginia, Inc. | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hillsville | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 11-VA | 147 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMZL : DDC4 | 868 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wegmans Dulles 007 | 478 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prospect Waterproofing Company | 465 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2038 | 421 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cottonwood Tucson | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Granite Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cliff Castle Casino | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NCCM Company | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Raleigh Marriott City Center | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bristol Farms - 021 - BF Santa Monica | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IOC Company LLC | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lutheran Sunset Home | 147 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.