Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers · Texas
Tubular Steel Katy
Katy, TX · ~33 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tubular Steel Katy runs at 161% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Tubular Steel Katy: 3.5 TCR = 161% of Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tubular Steel Katy safety composite
Tubular Steel Katy scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
Tubular Steel Katy: 3.3 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.09× in 2024
Tubular Steel Katy's TCR rose 0.6 from 3.3 in 2023 to 3.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Katy, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.5 · 161% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #75/119
- PHOTO Metals USA
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Metals USA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tubular Steel Katy in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tubular Steel Katy
3.5 TCR
- Metals USA
Metals USA
3.5 TCR
- 013 Grand Prai
013 Grand Prairie, TX
3.5 TCR
- ENERGY METALS
ENERGY METALS - 501 PEARLAND
3.5 TCR
- Detroit Divisi
Detroit Division
3.5 TCR
What this shows Tubular Steel Katy averages 3.5 TCR (161% of the Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Tubular Steel Katy TCR series: 2023=3.3 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Tubular Steel Katy falls in its industry
1,299 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesal establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #75 safest of 119 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesal employers in Texas.
Tubular Steel Katy has fewer employees than the Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · TX · Katy
1,299 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 240 employers in Katy, 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 | Metals USA | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 013 Grand Prairie, TX | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ENERGY METALS - 501 PEARLAND | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Detroit Division | 3.5 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 | Manufacturing | 2,743 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - HOU5 | 1,775 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Igloo Products Corp | 1,464 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Katy DC - Katy TX | 1,215 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Muskegon 10523 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hotel Z | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fluid Chillers Inc | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marder Trawling, Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ashland | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fay Southeast, S&B USA Construction | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OEI | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ABF Freight 041 | 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.