Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · Connecticut
United Steel Inc.
East Hartford, CT · ~195 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
United Steel Inc. runs at 209% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
United Steel Inc.: 6.9 TCR = 209% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
United Steel Inc. safety composite
United Steel Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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
United Steel Inc.: 4.4 → 10.2 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 11.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.28× in 2023
United Steel Inc.'s TCR rose 5.8 from 4.4 in 2016 to 10.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · East Hartford, CT ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 6.9 · 209% of ind
- DART 8.8 DART
- RANK #1/9
- PHOTO Richland, LLC
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 126 inj
- SIZE ~195 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Richland, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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United Steel Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
United Steel Inc.
6.9 TCR
- Richland, LLC
Richland, LLC
6.9 TCR
- Barnsco Fort W
Barnsco Fort Worth
6.9 TCR
- Cives Steel Co
Cives Steel Company, Northern Division
6.9 TCR
- Steel Fab Ente
Steel Fab Enterprises, LLC
6.9 TCR
What this shows United Steel Inc. averages 6.9 TCR (209% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
United Steel Inc. TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2017=8.8 · 2018=11.3 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=5.7 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=5 · 2023=10.2 · BLS 3.3
Where United Steel Inc. falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 9 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in Connecticut.
United Steel Inc. has more employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · CT · East Hartford
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 119 employers in East Hartford, CT · 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 | Richland, LLC | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Barnsco Fort Worth | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cives Steel Company, Northern Division | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steel Fab Enterprises, LLC | 6.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-2544 | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bristol Supermarket LLC dba ShopRite of Farmington Ave | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Naugatuck | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hall High School | 195 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pratt & Whitney East Hartford | 9,837 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cyient, Inc. | 1,228 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cyient, Inc (US combined) | 1,074 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DDS North Region | 755 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Americraft Cookware LLC | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Denver Food & Bev | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4223-M3100 | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Victorville | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 4223-M2100 | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cal-Tex Lumber Company, Inc. | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ho-Chunk Gaming Nekoosa | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mountain Street #194 | 195 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.