Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · Washington
Western States Steel & Fab., Inc.
Spokane, WA · ~28 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 18.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western States Steel & Fab., Inc. runs at 547% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Western States Steel & Fab., Inc.: 18.1 TCR = 547% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western States Steel & Fab., Inc. safety composite
Western States Steel & Fab., Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 18.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
Western States Steel & Fab., Inc.: 15.1 → 43.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 43.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.72× in 2024
Western States Steel & Fab., Inc.'s TCR rose 28.4 from 15.1 in 2019 to 43.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Spokane, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 18.1 · 547% of ind
- DART 13.0 DART
- RANK #21/23
- PHOTO Anderson Building Ma…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Anderson Building Materials (0.2 TCR gap)
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Western States Steel & Fab., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- APEL STEEL COR
APEL STEEL CORPORATION
18.4 TCR
- Structures USA
Structures USA LLC
18.4 TCR
- Anderson Build
Anderson Building Materials
18.3 TCR
- This site
Western States Steel & Fab., Inc.
18.1 TCR
- FIRSTHARVEST,
FIRSTHARVEST, INC. DBA MONTANA STEEL INDUSTRIES
17.6 TCR
What this shows Western States Steel & Fab., Inc. averages 18.1 TCR (547% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Western States Steel & Fab., Inc. TCR series: 2019=15.1 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=18 · 2022=18.7 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=43.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Western States Steel & Fab., Inc. falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 23 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in Washington.
Western States Steel & Fab., Inc. has fewer employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur 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 | 43.5 | 13.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18.7 | 4.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · WA · Spokane
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 551 employers in Spokane, WA · 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 | Anderson Building Materials | 18.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | APEL STEEL CORPORATION | 18.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Structures USA LLC | 18.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FIRSTHARVEST, INC. DBA MONTANA STEEL INDUSTRIES | 17.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wapatox | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Canoe Ridge Estate Vineyards #12 | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Long Ranch LLC | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SS BAILEY NURSERIES INC | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2252-00000345 | 6,769 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WA642 SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER-SPOKANE HR | 5,062 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - GEG1 | 2,476 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Spokane | 2,451 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Damar Services, Inc. | 18.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westbrook Fire Department | 18.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pbi-Ground Ops | 18.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Edgewood Mandan LLC | 18.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tarboro | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | College Point | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southeast Interior Systems | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Dartmouth | 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.