Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing · Texas
Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. Houston
Houston, TX · ~351 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. Houston runs at 62% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. Houston: 2.0 TCR = 62% of Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. Houston safety composite
Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. Houston scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% 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
−0.6
2016→2024
Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. Houston injury rate improved
Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. Houston's TCR fell 0.6 from 2.0 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.0 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332311 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 62% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #15/43
- PHOTO Cottonwood Metals, I…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 70 inj
- SIZE ~351 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cottonwood Metals, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. Houston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- RedGuard - Wic
RedGuard - Wichita Production Center
2.1 TCR
- RCC Mt Pleasan
RCC Mt Pleasant
2.1 TCR
- This site
Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. Houston
2 TCR
- Cottonwood Met
Cottonwood Metals, Inc.
2 TCR
- Mauston
Mauston
2 TCR
What this shows Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. Houston averages 2.0 TCR (62% of the Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. Houston TCR series: 2016=2 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. Houston falls in its industry
393 Buildings, prefabricated metal establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 43 Buildings, prefabricated metal employers in Texas.
Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc. Houston has more employees than the Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332311 · TX · Houston
393 Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, 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 | Cottonwood Metals, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mauston | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RedGuard - Wichita Production Center | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RCC Mt Pleasant | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Absolute Pipeline Integrity, LLC | 351 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lyondell Chemical Company, Bayport | 351 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farouk Systems, Inc. - Richey | 351 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Saint-Gobain Abrasives | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Belstra Milling Company, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ace Electric, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Eagle #4032 | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stamford Store II | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pittsburgh Lifetime Care Community | 351 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Geneva Medical Center | 351 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Foodservice Northcenter - 0710 | 351 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vita-Mix Corporation - Morgan Court | 351 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.