Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade · Missouri
Universal Galvanizing
Wright City, MO · ~62 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 29.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Universal Galvanizing runs at 903% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 29.8
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 1
- worker fatalities on record
Grade compares Universal Galvanizing's OSHA Total Case Rate of 29.8 to the Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade BLS benchmark of 3.3 (903% of benchmark) across 4 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Universal Galvanizing's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where Universal Galvanizing falls in its industry
697 Aluminum coating of metal prod establishmentsSafer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 9 Aluminum coating of metal prod employers in Missouri.
Trend analysis for Universal Galvanizing
Between 2018 and 2021, Universal Galvanizing's Total Case Rate worsened from 3.3 to 32.1 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 865% increase across 3 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2018, at a TCR of 3.3, while 2020 saw the highest rate, at 43.5, a spread of 40.1 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a wide swing relative to the establishment's overall rate, worth checking the year-by-year table below for whether a single severe year is driving the average, rather than a sustained trend.
Summed across those 4 reporting years, Universal Galvanizing recorded 55 total injuries and illnesses and 1 fatality. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 4-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 55 injuries, and 1 fatality shown on this page for Universal Galvanizing are sourced from its own 4 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 332812 - Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2021)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
15 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 112,000 hours worked = 26.79 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Universal Galvanizing (this establishment) | 29.79 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 4-year avg |
| Powder coating metals and metal products for the trade industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 332812 |
| Missouri state avg (all industries) | 4.57 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Universal Galvanizing to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2021: 18 reportable incidents · 18 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 22 reportable incidents · 22 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 14 reportable incidents · 13 injuries, 0 illnesses, 1 fatality - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32.1 | 26.8 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 43.5 | 37.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 40.2 | 30.9 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Universal Galvanizing's reported OSHA injury record versus its Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 903% of the Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade benchmark, Universal Galvanizing reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.