Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania Steel Fabricating, Inc.
New Castle, PA · ~28 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 17.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Pennsylvania Steel Fabricating, Inc. runs at 524% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Western Pennsylvania Steel Fabricating, Inc.: 17.3 TCR = 524% of Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Pennsylvania Steel Fabricating, Inc. safety composite
Western Pennsylvania Steel Fabricating, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 17.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
−10.8
2020→2023
Western Pennsylvania Steel Fabricating, Inc. injury rate improved
Western Pennsylvania Steel Fabricating, Inc.'s TCR fell 10.8 from 20.6 in 2020 to 9.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 21.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=20.6 · 2021=21.5 · 2023=9.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · New Castle, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 17.3 · 524% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #37/38
- PHOTO Precision Machine & …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Precision Machine & Manufacturing (0.5 TCR gap)
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Western Pennsylvania Steel Fabricating, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Western Pennsylvania Steel Fabricating, Inc.
17.3 TCR
- Precision Mach
Precision Machine & Manufacturing
16.8 TCR
- North East Mac
North East Machine & Tool Co.
16.7 TCR
- Motis LLC - Mo
Motis LLC - Motis Manufacturing
16.4 TCR
- Custom Fabrica
Custom Fabricators, Inc.
16.1 TCR
What this shows Western Pennsylvania Steel Fabricating, Inc. averages 17.3 TCR (524% of the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Western Pennsylvania Steel Fabricating, Inc. TCR series: 2020=20.6 · 2021=21.5 · 2023=9.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Western Pennsylvania Steel Fabricating, Inc. falls in its industry
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 38 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut employers in Pennsylvania.
Western Pennsylvania Steel Fabricating, Inc. has fewer employees than the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punc median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20.6 | 10.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · PA · New Castle
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 91 employers in New Castle, PA · 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 | Precision Machine & Manufacturing | 16.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | North East Machine & Tool Co. | 16.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Motis LLC - Motis Manufacturing | 16.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Custom Fabricators, Inc. | 16.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Masda Mushroom LLC | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scenery Hill | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Production Fire and Safety LLC., DBA Ampro Strategic Alliance PA | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bethlehem Energy Center | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Jameson | 941 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DON | 805 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Castle | 534 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2287 | 399 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 10 Gladwin | 17.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1725 Lkq | 17.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CML Services Inc d/b/a Servpro of Portland | 17.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 388273-Tol-South Toledo Sta | 17.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Turner Equipment Company | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advanced Roof Design, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Theisen's of Anamosa | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Indoor Air Professionals Inc. Headquarters- Lancaster, NY | 28 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.