Fence posts, iron or steel, made in iron and steel mills · Texas
W. Silver, Inc.
Vinton, TX · ~139 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
W. Silver, Inc. runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Fence posts, iron or steel, made in iron and steel mills workplace, earning a grade B.
W. Silver, Inc.: 2.4 TCR = 74% of Fence posts, iron or steel, made in iron and steel mills BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
W. Silver, Inc. safety composite
W. Silver, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 42%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−1.6
2016→2024
W. Silver, Inc. injury rate improved
W. Silver, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.6 from 3.7 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.7 · 2018=2.0 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=2.6 · 2022=2.0 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331110 · Vinton, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 74% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #14/28
- PHOTO Quality Industries o…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~139 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Quality Industries of America (0.0 TCR gap)
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W. Silver, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Quality Indust
Quality Industries of America
2.5 TCR
- Steel Dynamics
Steel Dynamics Flat Roll Group - Iron Dynamics
2.5 TCR
- This site
W. Silver, Inc.
2.4 TCR
- Indiana Steel
Indiana Steel Fabricating, Inc.
2.4 TCR
- ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal Corporate - Richfield (EIN 710871875)
2.4 TCR
What this shows W. Silver, Inc. averages 2.4 TCR (74% of the Fence posts, iron or steel, made in iron and steel mills BLS benchmark).
W. Silver, Inc. TCR series: 2016=3.7 · 2018=2 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=2.6 · 2022=2 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.3
Where W. Silver, Inc. falls in its industry
416 Fence posts, iron or steel, ma establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 28 Fence posts, iron or steel, ma employers in Texas.
W. Silver, Inc. has fewer employees than the Fence posts, iron or steel, made in iron median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331110 · TX · Vinton
416 Fence posts, iron or steel, made in iron and steel mills employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 13 employers in Vinton, 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 | Quality Industries of America | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steel Dynamics Flat Roll Group - Iron Dynamics | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Indiana Steel Fabricating, Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ArcelorMittal Corporate - Richfield (EIN 710871875) | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PAB | 139 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midland 6913 N FM 1788, Midland, TX 79707 | 139 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SOSF-Lancaster | 139 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BENBROOK SV CTR | 139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KYOEI STEEL AMERICA, LLC | 386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VINTON STEEL, LLC. | 371 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tri-State Electric, Ltd | 144 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westen Dairy Transport-Vinton | 128 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tilden | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SubCom Cable Systems, LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Madisonville - Fire | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arlon Graphics, LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cane Bay Middle School | 139 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IT Gov Plaza | 139 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Town of Suffield | 139 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | O&M - Oroville Field Division | 139 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.