Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel · Texas
Tex Tube Company
Houston, TX · ~122 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tex Tube Company runs at 125% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel workplace, earning a grade D.
Tex Tube Company: 4.1 TCR = 125% of Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tex Tube Company safety composite
Tex Tube Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.6
2016→2023
Tex Tube Company injury rate improved
Tex Tube Company's TCR fell 2.6 from 6.9 in 2016 to 4.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.9 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=5.3 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331210 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 125% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #31/46
- PHOTO Tube Youngstown
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~122 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tube Youngstown (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tex Tube Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Tube Youngstow
Tube Youngstown
4.2 TCR
- This site
Tex Tube Company
4.1 TCR
- OKC - Star Cen
OKC - Star Center Tube
4.1 TCR
- Alliance Tubul
Alliance Tubular Holdings LLC Darlington Plant
4.1 TCR
- Republic Condu
Republic Conduit, Inc.
4.1 TCR
What this shows Tex Tube Company averages 4.1 TCR (125% of the Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS benchmark).
Tex Tube Company TCR series: 2016=6.9 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=5.3 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=4.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Tex Tube Company falls in its industry
329 Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, loc establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 46 Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, loc employers in Texas.
Tex Tube Company has more employees than the Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, s median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331210 · TX · Houston
329 Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel 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 | Tube Youngstown | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OKC - Star Center Tube | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alliance Tubular Holdings LLC Darlington Plant | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Republic Conduit, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Iron Horse Tools, Inc. | 122 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | San Benito SC | 122 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lubbock Operations Center-119 | 122 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amarillo Technical Center-122 | 122 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 | Cleanlites Recycling | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1108 Hanover Area School District | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tawas Tool Company (1&2) | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | STR0539 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Snowhill Healthcare, LLC | 122 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Genesee Street #026 | 122 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenbrier Yard | 122 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stanley Black & Decker Miramar | 122 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.