Caterers · Ohio
A Taste of Excellence, Inc.
Strongsville, OH · ~284 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.0
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
A Taste of Excellence, Inc. runs at 428% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Caterers workplace, earning a grade F.
A Taste of Excellence, Inc.: 12.8 TCR = 428% of Caterers BLS 3.0 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
A Taste of Excellence, Inc. safety composite
A Taste of Excellence, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
A Taste of Excellence, Inc.: 16.5 → 18.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 18.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.04× in 2023
A Taste of Excellence, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.6 from 16.5 in 2021 to 18.2 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.04× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 722320 · Strongsville, OH ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 12.8 · 428% of ind
- DART 13.3 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Bi-Rite Catering
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~284 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bi-Rite Catering (0.1 TCR gap)
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A Taste of Excellence, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Newberry
Newberry
13.1 TCR
- This site
A Taste of Excellence, Inc.
12.8 TCR
- Bi-Rite Cateri
Bi-Rite Catering
12.8 TCR
- BOULDER CREEK
BOULDER CREEK WEDGEWOOD WEDDINGS
12.7 TCR
- OCOTILLO GOLF
OCOTILLO GOLF CLUB WEDGEWOOD WEDDINGS
12.3 TCR
What this shows A Taste of Excellence, Inc. averages 12.8 TCR (428% of the Caterers BLS benchmark).
A Taste of Excellence, Inc. TCR series: 2021=16.5 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=18.2 · BLS 3.0
Where A Taste of Excellence, Inc. falls in its industry
207 Caterers establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Caterers employers in Ohio.
A Taste of Excellence, Inc. has more employees than the Caterers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18.2 | 13.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16.5 | 6.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
722320 · OH · Strongsville
207 Caterers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 104 employers in Strongsville, OH · 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 | Bi-Rite Catering | 12.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BOULDER CREEK WEDGEWOOD WEDDINGS | 12.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Newberry | 13.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OCOTILLO GOLF CLUB WEDGEWOOD WEDDINGS | 12.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sammis | 284 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KDM SIGNS INC | 284 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sun Chemical Spring Grove Site Cincinnati | 284 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dimex | 284 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Strongsville Family Health & Surgery Center | 439 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Strongsville Fam Hlth Surg Ctr | 415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2266 | 382 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2266 | 372 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Alvarado Street Bakery | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JR Custom Harvesting Co., Inc. | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 203 Indianapolis | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GarCon, LLC | 12.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sysco Indianapolis | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Finelite, Union City | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | High Liner Foods Inc. | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oak Laminate | 284 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.