Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Texas

The STI Group Fab, Buna

Buna, TX · ~120 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.6
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

The STI Group Fab, Buna runs at 19% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

The STI Group Fab, Buna: 0.6 TCR = 19% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

The STI Group Fab, Buna safety composite

The STI Group Fab, Buna scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 96% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).

C

72/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
A 0.64 per 100 workers

Safer than 96% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0.7 per 100 workers

Safer than 60% 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

−2.9

2016→2024

The STI Group Fab, Buna injury rate improved

The STI Group Fab, Buna's TCR fell 2.9 from 3.6 in 2016 to 0.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.6 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332312 · Buna, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 19% of ind

  • DART 0.7 DART
  • RANK #14/182
  • PHOTO Hostetler sales and …
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~120 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Hostetler sales and construction (0.0 TCR gap)

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The STI Group Fab, Buna in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows The STI Group Fab, Buna averages 0.6 TCR (19% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

The STI Group Fab, Buna TCR series: 2016=3.6 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0.7 · BLS 3.3

Where The STI Group Fab, Buna falls in its industry

1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishments

Safer than 96% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 182 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Texas.

The STI Group Fab, Buna (120 employees, TCR 0.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 4.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate The STI Group Fab, Buna
The STI Group Fab, Buna (120 employees, TCR 0.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 4.6

The STI Group Fab, Buna has more employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 0.7 0.7 1 0 0
2023 0.8 0.8 1 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 3.6 1.2 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332312 · TX · Buna

1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 6 employers in Buna, 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 Hostetler sales and construction 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Performance Energy Services, LLC 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Hurst Construction and Fabrication, LLC 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Straightaway Fabrications 0.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE San Saba Pecan, LP 120 FTE
STATE-SIZE Savanna Drilling LLC 120 FTE
STATE-SIZE Livingston Branch 120 FTE
STATE-SIZE Fritcher Construction Services 120 FTE
CITY-NEAR B&E Resources 595 FTE
CITY-NEAR Store #64 51 FTE
CITY-NEAR Bailey & Harley Services, LLC dba Merit Oilfield Services 34 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hardy Leasing Company 23 FTE
NAT-TCR Boise Alaska Reservations 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Pegasus Express Pharmacy 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Book Fairs - Orlando 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR GEM Industrial Inc. - Walbridge Office 0.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Romanoff Electric Co., LLC 120 FTE
NAT-SIZE Utilites - Customer Operations/Field Services/Operations & Maintenance 120 FTE
NAT-SIZE Masonry 120 FTE
NAT-SIZE Kirby-Vass Insulation, Inc. dba Kirby-Cundiff Insulation 120 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.