Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel · Texas
VAM USA Hardy
Houston, TX · ~256 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
VAM USA Hardy runs at 13% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel workplace, earning a grade A.
VAM USA Hardy: 0.4 TCR = 13% of Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
VAM USA Hardy safety composite
VAM USA Hardy scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 99% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
82/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 99% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.4
2021→2024
VAM USA Hardy injury rate improved
VAM USA Hardy's TCR fell 0.4 from 0.9 in 2021 to 0.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 0.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=0.9 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331210 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.4 · 13% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/46
- PHOTO Dayton Superior Corp…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~256 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dayton Superior Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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VAM USA Hardy in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Plymouth Tube
Plymouth Tube Company
0.5 TCR
- CORTEC MANIFOL
CORTEC MANIFOLD SYSTEMS
0.5 TCR
- Hanna Corporat
Hanna Corporate
0.5 TCR
- This site
VAM USA Hardy
0.4 TCR
- Dayton Superio
Dayton Superior Corporation
0.4 TCR
What this shows VAM USA Hardy averages 0.4 TCR (13% of the Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS benchmark).
VAM USA Hardy TCR series: 2021=0.9 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 3.3
Where VAM USA Hardy falls in its industry
329 Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, loc establishmentsSafer than 99% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 46 Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, loc employers in Texas.
VAM USA Hardy has more employees than the Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, s median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331210 · TX · Houston
329 Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, 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 | Dayton Superior Corporation | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plymouth Tube Company | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CORTEC MANIFOLD SYSTEMS | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hanna Corporate | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Supreme Southwest | 256 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cardinal Health - El Paso Butterfield | 256 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FIELD SALES - CE/I DIVISION | 256 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1797 - Austin Lakeline Mall Dr | 256 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tishman Construction Corporation | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Enmark Stations, Inc. | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Waynesburg | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Frye Transportation Group, Inc. | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Starbucks | 256 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tiffin Motorhomes Inc. Service | 256 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 297 - Valparaiso IN | 256 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 207 - Normal | 256 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.