Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers · Ohio

42421d - Columbus

Name: 42421d - Columbus Workplace Safety Data
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Columbus, OH · ~119 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 2.3
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

42421d - Columbus runs at 103% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade C.

42421d - Columbus: 2.3 TCR = 103% of Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

42421d - Columbus safety composite

42421d - Columbus scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 63% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 36%), 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).

50/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.26 per 100 workers

Safer than 63% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2.65 per 100 workers

Safer than 36% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 50% 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

42421d - Columbus: 2.0 → 3.3 TCR

Peak year 2019 @ 4.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.17× in 2021

42421d - Columbus's TCR rose 1.3 from 2.0 in 2016 to 3.3 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.0 TCR. In 2021, DART was 1.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 424450 · Columbus, OH ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade C · TCR 2.3 · 103% of ind

DART 2.6 DART
RANK #12/33
PHOTO 43151F - LAFAYETTE I…
BOOK 6y book
INJ 20 inj
SIZE ~119 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 43151F - LAFAYETTE IN BIN (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.3
43151F - LAFAY

2.3
43952 - TWIN C

2.3
CORINTH

2.3
44361B - GAINS

2.3

What this shows 42421d - Columbus averages 2.3 TCR (103% of the Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).

42421d - Columbus TCR series: 2016=2 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=0.7 · 2019=4 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=3.3 · BLS 2.2

Where 42421d - Columbus falls in its industry

773 Confectionery Merchant Wholesa establishments

Safer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 33 Confectionery Merchant Wholesa employers in Ohio.

42421d - Columbus (119 employees, TCR 2.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 49 employees and a TCR of 2.8

42421d - Columbus has more employees than the Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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
2021	3.3	2.6	5
2020	0.7	0.7	1
2019	4.0	2.7	6
2018	0.7	0.7	1
2017	2.8	1.4	4
2016	2.0	0.7	3

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

424450 · OH · Columbus

773 Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,500 employers in Columbus, OH · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	43151F - LAFAYETTE IN BIN	LAFAYETTE, IN	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	43952 - TWIN CITIES FAC	COON RAPIDS, MN	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	CORINTH	CORINTH, MS	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	44361B - GAINSVILLE FL GES PEC	GAINSVILLE, FL	2.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Lake Erie Construction Co.	NORWALK	119 FTE
STATE-SIZE	US162: Cleveland 515 - SG	STRONGSVILLE	119 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Agrana Fruit US, Inc. Botkins	ANNA	119 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Millwork Brands Inc	VAN WERT	119 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Nationwide Children's Hospital	Columbus	13,367 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Nationwide Children's Hospital Main Campus	Columbus	10,116 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Riverside Methodist Hospital	Columbus	9,759 FTE
CITY-NEAR	North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CMH1	Columbus	5,057 FTE
NAT-TCR	43151f - Lafayette in Bin	Lafayette, IN	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	CTC Pilot Plant	Auburn Hills, MI	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Ruan Transport Corporation T-501	Richmond, CA	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Ruan Transport Corporation T-309	Tulare, CA	2.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	42211d - Plymouth	Plymouth, MI	119 FTE
NAT-SIZE	US Bakery-Dunford Bakers	Portland, OR	119 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Castello di Amorosa	Calistoga, CA	119 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Elliott Electric Supply #34	Farmers Branch, TX	119 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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