Hardware, transmission pole and line, manufacturing · Texas
The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing
Garland, TX · ~60 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing runs at 148% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hardware, transmission pole and line, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing: 4.9 TCR = 148% of Hardware, transmission pole and line, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing safety composite
The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% 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
−1.3
2018→2024
The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing injury rate improved
The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing's TCR fell 1.3 from 3.0 in 2018 to 1.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 9.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=3.0 · 2019=6.6 · 2020=7.1 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=9.1 · 2024=1.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 335932 · Garland, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 148% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/11
- PHOTO Unity Manufacturing
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~60 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Unity Manufacturing (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Teledyne Instr
Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Cable Solutions - Regal Row
5 TCR
- This site
The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing
4.9 TCR
- Unity Manufact
Unity Manufacturing
4.9 TCR
- LOS
LOS
4.7 TCR
- Hubbell RACO
Hubbell RACO
4.7 TCR
What this shows The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing averages 4.9 TCR (148% of the Hardware, transmission pole and line, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing TCR series: 2018=3 · 2019=6.6 · 2020=7.1 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=9.1 · 2024=1.7 · BLS 3.3
Where The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing falls in its industry
71 Hardware, transmission pole an establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 11 Hardware, transmission pole an employers in Texas.
The Buferd Company dBa Unity Manufacturing has fewer employees than the Hardware, transmission pole and line, ma median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
335932 · TX · Garland
71 Hardware, transmission pole and line, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 316 employers in Garland, 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 | Unity Manufacturing | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Cable Solutions - Regal Row | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LOS | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hubbell RACO | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Frontier Feedlot Dublin LLC | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waelder 1 Complex | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ACRT, Inc. Arlington TX | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VES Survey International | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMZL : DDA2 | 1,704 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kraft Heinz Comany Garland | 1,482 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kraft Heinz | 1,370 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Osburn Contractors | 933 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Vortex Construction | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HeiQ ChemTex, Inc. Concord | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hooper DSC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gehring Tricot Corp. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bridges by Epoch at Mashpee | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwest Steel Works | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LA - 2307 W 6th St, LA | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baptist Health Medical Center - Van Buren | 60 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.