Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Texas
Thornton Steel San Antonio, LLC
Elmendorf, TX · ~44 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Thornton Steel San Antonio, LLC runs at 178% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Thornton Steel San Antonio, LLC: 5.9 TCR = 178% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Thornton Steel San Antonio, LLC safety composite
Thornton Steel San Antonio, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
Thornton Steel San Antonio, LLC: 3.2 → 11.6 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 11.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.98× in 2022
Thornton Steel San Antonio, LLC's TCR rose 8.4 from 3.2 in 2017 to 11.6 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 1.98× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Elmendorf, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 178% of ind
- DART 11.6 DART
- RANK #139/182
- PHOTO Colonial Machine & T…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Colonial Machine & Tool Co., Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Thornton Steel San Antonio, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Thornton Steel San Antonio, LLC
5.9 TCR
- Colonial Machi
Colonial Machine & Tool Co., Inc
5.9 TCR
- San Bernardino
San Bernardino Steel
5.9 TCR
- Harbor Fab - W
Harbor Fab - Winnsboro
5.9 TCR
- Fox Valley Met
Fox Valley Metal Tech, Inc.
5.9 TCR
What this shows Thornton Steel San Antonio, LLC averages 5.9 TCR (178% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Thornton Steel San Antonio, LLC TCR series: 2017=3.2 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=4.7 · 2020=2 · 2022=11.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Thornton Steel San Antonio, LLC falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #139 safest of 182 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Texas.
Thornton Steel San Antonio, LLC has fewer employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · TX · Elmendorf
1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 9 employers in Elmendorf, 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 | Colonial Machine & Tool Co., Inc | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | San Bernardino Steel | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harbor Fab - Winnsboro | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fox Valley Metal Tech, Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva - Lubbock Research | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WRANGLER FEED YARD | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Devon Energy Corporation - Cresson | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Driver Directional, Inc. | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HES San Antonio Field Camp | 1,591 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Higuchi Manufacturing America | 89 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elmendorf | 89 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | San Antonio 00520 | 68 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | New England Wire Products Inc | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stoddard International, LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bed Bath and Beyond Moreland Ave Atlanta | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bed Bath and Beyond Chesapeake | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Agape Hospice & Palliative Care | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scr Lax | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FARMINGTON | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Branch 379 - Shreveport PW610 | 44 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.