Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · North Carolina
W&W|AFCO Steel Colfax
Colfax, NC · ~143 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
W&W|AFCO Steel Colfax runs at 64% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
W&W|AFCO Steel Colfax: 2.1 TCR = 64% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
W&W|AFCO Steel Colfax safety composite
W&W|AFCO Steel Colfax 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% 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
−2.3
2019→2024
W&W|AFCO Steel Colfax injury rate improved
W&W|AFCO Steel Colfax's TCR fell 2.3 from 4.2 in 2019 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.2 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Colfax, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 64% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #14/41
- PHOTO Thorp Equipment Inc
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~143 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Thorp Equipment Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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W&W|AFCO Steel Colfax in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
W&W|AFCO Steel Colfax
2.1 TCR
- Thorp Equipmen
Thorp Equipment Inc
2.1 TCR
- Padgett Inc.
Padgett Inc.
2.1 TCR
- Steward Machin
Steward Machine Company - Plant 1
2.1 TCR
- CMC Rebar Nash
CMC Rebar Nashville South
2.1 TCR
What this shows W&W|AFCO Steel Colfax averages 2.1 TCR (64% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
W&W|AFCO Steel Colfax TCR series: 2019=4.2 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where W&W|AFCO Steel Colfax falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 41 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in North Carolina.
W&W|AFCO Steel Colfax has more employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur median and a lower 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 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · NC · Colfax
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 29 employers in Colfax, NC · 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 | Thorp Equipment Inc | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Padgett Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steward Machine Company - Plant 1 | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CMC Rebar Nashville South | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Elkin | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pike Kentucky Statewide Operations | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bernhard MCC L.L.C. CNC | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | prestige farms | 143 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverlanding | 510 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | River Landing at Sandy Ridge | 440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Phillips Corporation - Commercial Division | 170 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foster-Caviness Company Inc | 161 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Dakota Electric Association | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lankford Construction Company | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Edgewood Manor of Greenfield | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chamberlin Oklahoma LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Integrity Tree Services LLC | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Simplex Inc | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shippers Automotive Group | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bloomington Acura Subaru | 143 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.