Construction management, commercial and institutional building · Alaska
Universal Welding & Fabrication, Inc.
North Pole, AK · ~39 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Universal Welding & Fabrication, Inc. runs at 175% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Construction management, commercial and institutional building workplace, earning a grade D.
Universal Welding & Fabrication, Inc.: 5.1 TCR = 175% of Construction management, commercial and institutional building BLS 2.9 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Universal Welding & Fabrication, Inc. safety composite
Universal Welding & Fabrication, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
Universal Welding & Fabrication, Inc.: 3.4 → 6.8 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 6.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.89× in 2019
Universal Welding & Fabrication, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.4 from 3.4 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · North Pole, AK ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 175% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #22/27
- PHOTO Haggerty Constructio…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Haggerty Construction Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Universal Welding & Fabrication, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Universal Welding & Fabrication, Inc.
5.1 TCR
- Haggerty Const
Haggerty Construction Inc.
5.1 TCR
- Wilmer R. Schu
Wilmer R. Schultz, Inc.
5.1 TCR
- Krupp General
Krupp General Contractors, LLC
5.1 TCR
- LARRY JACINTO
LARRY JACINTO CONSTRUCTION, INC.
5.1 TCR
What this shows Universal Welding & Fabrication, Inc. averages 5.1 TCR (175% of the Construction management, commercial and institutional building BLS benchmark).
Universal Welding & Fabrication, Inc. TCR series: 2016=3.4 · 2019=6.8 · BLS 2.9
Where Universal Welding & Fabrication, Inc. falls in its industry
4,692 Construction management, comme establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Alaska alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 27 Construction management, comme employers in Alaska.
Universal Welding & Fabrication, Inc. has fewer employees than the Construction management, commercial and median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · AK · North Pole
4,692 Construction management, commercial and institutional building employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,558 rated employers in Alaska with headcount on file · 11 employers in North Pole, AK · 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 | Haggerty Construction Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wilmer R. Schultz, Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Krupp General Contractors, LLC | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LARRY JACINTO CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bristol General Contractors, LLC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Megawatt Electric, LLC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mechanical Specialists, Inc. | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chinook Fire Protection Inc | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6400-SWY-0027-0027-01821 | 111 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SWY-0027-0027-01821 FAC-01821-NORTH POLE-AK | 109 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6400-SWY 0027 1821 | 106 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Exclusive Construction | 85 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Casa Esperanza | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-Swy 0005 0549 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6962-Swy 0029 3330 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6962-Swy 0025 1866 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Interstate Blood and Plasma - Wilkes-Barre, PA | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Interstate Blood Bank, Inc. - Milwaukee (National), WI | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NGTS-A650 | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant Eagle #0092 | 39 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.