Rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded), manufacturing · Texas
The D. S. Brown Company / SEP Inc.
Athens, TX · ~33 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The D. S. Brown Company / SEP Inc. runs at 225% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
The D. S. Brown Company / SEP Inc.: 7.4 TCR = 225% of Rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The D. S. Brown Company / SEP Inc. safety composite
The D. S. Brown Company / SEP Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
The D. S. Brown Company / SEP Inc.: 3.0 → 9.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 9.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.88× in 2018
The D. S. Brown Company / SEP Inc.'s TCR rose 6.9 from 3.0 in 2016 to 9.8 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.88× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326291 · Athens, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 225% of ind
- DART 6.6 DART
- RANK #16/18
- PHOTO Krom International
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Krom International (0.0 TCR gap)
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The D. S. Brown Company / SEP Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Vanseal
Vanseal
7.5 TCR
- This site
The D. S. Brown Company / SEP Inc.
7.4 TCR
- Krom Internati
Krom International
7.4 TCR
- Rol-Tec, Inc.
Rol-Tec, Inc.
7.4 TCR
- Corry Rubber C
Corry Rubber Corporation
7.3 TCR
What this shows The D. S. Brown Company / SEP Inc. averages 7.4 TCR (225% of the Rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
The D. S. Brown Company / SEP Inc. TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=9.5 · 2018=9.8 · BLS 3.3
Where The D. S. Brown Company / SEP Inc. falls in its industry
266 Rubber goods, mechanical (i.e. establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 18 Rubber goods, mechanical (i.e. employers in Texas.
The D. S. Brown Company / SEP Inc. has fewer employees than the Rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extrude median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326291 · TX · Athens
266 Rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 44 employers in Athens, 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 | Krom International | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rol-Tec, Inc. | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vanseal | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Corry Rubber Corporation | 7.3 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 | Biomerics | 504 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Argon Medical Devices Inc. | 472 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UT Health Athens | 466 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Biomerics FMI | 453 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Office 50 | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mercy Family Clinic - Regency | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Scott Construction Inc. | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Terminix Service, Inc. Mt. Pleasant 62- 25 | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Buckeye Diamond Logistics - Lima | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ottawa | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pearl Valley Rehabilitation & Nursing at Sutherland | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aeron Advanced MFG | 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.