Ferrous forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished · Texas
Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co.
Kountze, TX · ~35 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co. runs at 204% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ferrous forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished workplace, earning a grade F.
Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co.: 6.7 TCR = 204% of Ferrous forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co. safety composite
Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−3.6
2016→2018
Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co. injury rate improved
Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co.'s TCR fell 3.6 from 10.4 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.4 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.4 · 2017=3.0 · 2018=6.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332111 · Kountze, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 204% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #27/27
- PHOTO 6086_14492
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 6086_14492 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co.
6.7 TCR
- 6086_14492
6086_14492
6.7 TCR
- Mid-West Forge
Mid-West Forge Corporation
6.7 TCR
- 6086_14493
6086_14493
6.7 TCR
- Bonney Forge
Bonney Forge
6.7 TCR
What this shows Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co. averages 6.7 TCR (204% of the Ferrous forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS benchmark).
Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co. TCR series: 2016=10.4 · 2017=3 · 2018=6.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co. falls in its industry
241 Ferrous forgings made from pur establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.0.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 27 Ferrous forgings made from pur employers in Texas.
Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co. has fewer employees than the Ferrous forgings made from purchased iro median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332111 · TX · Kountze
241 Ferrous forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5 employers in Kountze, 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 | 6086_14492 | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mid-West Forge Corporation | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6086_14493 | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bonney Forge | 6.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Southwest Feedyard | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CDF Dairy | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. - Marion, TX | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Growers Select Produce, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Store #36 | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kountze Nursing Center | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Forged Components, Inc. - WOT | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HONEY ISLAND MILL | 26 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Technology Plastics LLC | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PetersenDean Roofing and Solar Sacramento- Commercial Roofing | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Henges Insulation and Fireplaces | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KCP&L - Lee's Summit Service Center | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Compassionate Care Hospice of Bethlehem | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ocy - Nb Starr | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RidgeView Assisted Living | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Springfield Woodside | 35 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.