Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Texas
Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc.
Schertz, TX · ~24 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 17.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc. runs at 525% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc.: 17.3 TCR = 525% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc. safety composite
Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 17.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc.: 16.3 → 23.1 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 34.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc.'s TCR rose 6.8 from 16.3 in 2017 to 23.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 34.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Schertz, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 17.3 · 525% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #181/182
- PHOTO Harmony Metal Fabric…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Harmony Metal Fabrication, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Skyline Steel,
Skyline Steel, Inc.
17.5 TCR
- Harmony Metal
Harmony Metal Fabrication, Inc.
17.4 TCR
- Midwest Steel
Midwest Steel Works
17.4 TCR
- This site
Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc.
17.3 TCR
- Summit Utility
Summit Utility Structures
17.2 TCR
What this shows Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc. averages 17.3 TCR (525% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc. TCR series: 2017=16.3 · 2018=8.5 · 2019=34.1 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=27 · 2023=8.4 · 2024=23.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc. falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #181 safest of 182 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Texas.
Vestal Steel Specialties, Inc. has fewer employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 34.1 | 17.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · TX · Schertz
1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 95 employers in Schertz, 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 | Harmony Metal Fabrication, Inc. | 17.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midwest Steel Works | 17.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Summit Utility Structures | 17.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Skyline Steel, Inc. | 17.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Treesap Farms LLC - Sales | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Springlake Dairy LLC | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pineywoods Farm | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Darty Gin Inc | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mondelez Global Gulf South - Sales | 1,403 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mondelez Global Mountain South - Sales | 1,300 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : SAT1 | 1,098 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SAT1 | 867 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0198 Novato | 17.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Select Trusses & Lumber, Inc. | 17.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Talbert Manufacturing, Inc. | 17.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cottonwood Health & Rehabilitation | 17.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pact One LLC | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Amboy | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Branch 3565 - WP Greensboro NC | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | U.S. Utility Electrical Service | 24 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.