Industry profile · NAICS 332420

Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing

Workplace injury rates across 376 OSHA-reporting establishments in this industry, 2016–2024. Average TCR uses the 355 establishments with a credible rate.

376
Employers
5.1
Avg TCR (rated)
3.3
BLS benchmark
6,205
Injuries (all)

TCR, interpreted

Far above average

5.1 avg TCR

The industry picture

According to OSHA ITA filings (2016–2024), Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing ranks #211 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average Total Case Rate (higher TCR = more injuries per 100 workers). The 355 rated employers in Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing average 5.1 recordable injuries per 100 workers, 1.5 times the BLS national benchmark of 3.3.

#211 of 540
corpus TCR rank · ≥100 rated
5.1
avg TCR · rated subset
3.3
BLS national benchmark
355
rated employers

ITA inventory (376) and injury totals cover every reporting establishment; the average TCR is the rated subset only. Corpus rank matches /rankings/most-dangerous-industries (≥100 rated employers). BLS IIF is a separate survey population, see Methodology → Three Populations.

Where Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing sits nationally on injury rate

Average Total Case Rate, industries with ≥100 rated employers

5 Around the middle lower TCR than 39% of 540 industries

Industries, banded by average TCR

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Source OSHA Injury Tracking Application (2016–2024) · 2026-08-25

Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing injury rate, 2016–2024

Industry-average TCR has fallen across this span (5.0 → 3.4) · NAICS 332420

33.544.555.5 201620172018201920202021202220232024 3.44
OSHA ITA employer_yearly, 2016-2024 · establishments with >=200,000 hours worked and a credible TCR each year (52 in the latest year shown)

What Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing Safety Data Reveals

According to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application (2016–2024), Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing ranks #211 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated establishments by rated-subset average Total Case Rate (same basis as the most-dangerous-industries ranking; higher TCR means more injuries). The Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing sector (NAICS 332420) encompasses 376 distinct employer establishments currently reporting to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Across this cohort, workers have logged 6,205 recordable injuries during the 2016–2024 reporting window. The industry-weighted average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 5.1 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year is computed on the 355 establishments with a credible rate (see methodology). Because OSHA's ITA mandates submission from establishments with 250+ employees plus all high-hazard industries at 20+ employees, this dataset represents a structural slice of U.S. workplace risk rather than a voluntary sample.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a separate national benchmark TCR of 3.3 for this NAICS code, derived from the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Comparing the two, the ITA-reported rate of 5.1 is higher than the BLS benchmark, a gap that typically widens when the industry contains many large, high-exposure establishments required to file ITA reports. Employers in the table below are sorted so you can see how far individual establishments deviate from both the industry average and the national benchmark.

The practical value of industry-level safety data is threefold. First, jobseekers can gauge whether a prospective employer is better or worse than its industry peers, not just absolute injury counts, which tilt toward larger payrolls. Second, insurers and workers' compensation carriers use sector TCR as a baseline for experience-modification adjustments. Third, safety professionals benchmark their own programs against the cohort median. Use the grade-sorted employer list below to identify specific establishments within Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing that outperform or underperform the sector average, and click through to each record for year-by-year injury, illness, and fatality breakdowns.

Employers in this industry, by injury rate

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EmployerLocationGradeAvg TCR
Highland Tank, LLC (Watervliet, NY)Watervliet, NYF25.5
Minnesota Metalworks, Inc.Detroit Lakes, MNF24.4
Buckeye Fabricating CompanySpringboro, OHF20.2
Tiger Tanks, Inc.Bakersfield, CAF19.2
Savannah Tank and Equipment CorporationGarden City, GAF19.0
Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc.Sioux Falls, SDF18.9
The Belli Corporation dba Westec Tank & EquipmentHealdsburg, CAF18.5
Lely Tank & Waste Solutions, LLCTroy, TXF17.9
Zwirner Equipment CompanyHartsville, TNF17.5
Quality Steel Corporation of MSWest Jordan, UTF17.0
Dragon Products San AngeloSan Angelo, TXF16.5
Fischer Tanks LLCKaleva, MIF16.5
American Alloy LLCSpokane Valley, WAF16.2
United Alloy Greater Valley (UAGR)Quincy, ILF16.0
ICC Northwest Inc.Canby, ORF16.0
International Container Co LLCHolyoke, MAF15.9
Lannon Tank CompanyLannon, WIF15.9
Lagrange Products IncFremont, INF15.3
Feldmeier Equipment NVFernley, NVF15.2
Seattle Boiler Works, IncSeattle, WAF15.0
Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and SonsChester, PAF14.5
Mason Manufacturing, LLCDecatur, ILF14.4
Niles Steel Tank CompanyNiles, MIF14.3
Internationa Container Company LLCHolyoke, MAF13.7
Dutton-Lainson/Hastings Equity Grain DivisionHastings, NEF13.7
Melco SteelAzusa, CAF13.6
Big Bee Steel and Tank CompanyManheim, PAF13.6
Bird Equipment LLC of OhioNorth Lima, OHF12.9
Mid-State Tank Co., Inc. - Plant 3Arthur, ILF12.8
Manchester Tank & EquipmentBedford, INF12.7
Wabash Lafayette Process SystemsLafayette, INF12.6
MPV Morganton Pressure Vessel North Carolina LLCMarion, NCF12.4
Maxwell IndustriesAthens, TNF12.3
Feldmeier Equipment River SideLittle Falls, NYF12.3
Hall Tank Co.North Little Rock, ARF12.3
Wright Metal Products Crates LavoniaLavonia, GAF12.0
Commercial Metal Forming - TexasSaginaw, TXF12.0
Eaton Metal ProductsSalt Lake City, UTF12.0
Maguire TankSioux Falls, SDF11.5
Highland Tank of Central MichiganClarkston, MIF11.3
Niece Products of KansasFort Scott, KSF11.2
Morfab Company IncWoodinville, WAF11.1
Arrow Tank and Engineering Company, Inc.Cambridge, MNF11.0
Certified Tank & Manufacturing LLCSpringfield, ILF10.5
Tank Technology, inc.Princeton, WIF10.5
Quick Tanks, IncKendallville, INF10.4
The IFH Group, Inc.Rock Falls, ILF10.4
Mega CorpAlbuqurque, NMF10.3
Vessel TechnologyLongview, TXF10.0
T Bailey, IncAnacortes, WAF9.8
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Nationwide industries with similar injury rates or employer scale

Two PlainSafetyScore-derived peer sets for Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing: nearest NAICS cohorts by rated-subset average TCR and by OSHA-reporting employer inventory. These are cross-industry neighborhoods, not the employer list above.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing?

Across 355 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing averages 5.1 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 3.3.

How does Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing compare with other industries nationally?

Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing ranks #211 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 39% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing?

376 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 355 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.

Data sourced from official public datasets, PlainSafetyScore's OSHA ITA / BLS-based industry database (2016-2024). Retrieved and formatted by PlainSafetyScore. See our methodology for details.

Working in Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing?

This sector averages 5.1 against a BLS benchmark of 3.3 - but individual employers span the full A-to-F range.

Sector figures use the credible-subset mean across reporting employers; a benchmark is not any single establishment's measured rate.

Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.

Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing Safety FAQ

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing?

Across 355 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing averages 5.1 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 3.3.

How does Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing compare with other industries nationally?

Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing ranks #211 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 39% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing?

376 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 355 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.