Architectural coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing · Ohio

Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc.

Akron, OH · ~109 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.4
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc. runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Architectural coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc.: 2.4 TCR = 72% of Architectural coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc. safety composite

Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).

D

46/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 2.37 per 100 workers

Safer than 52% of industry peers

DART rate
D 2 per 100 workers

Safer than 37% 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%).

TCR Δ

−0.8

2018→2024

Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc. injury rate improved

Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.8 from 2.8 in 2018 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=2.8 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=2.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325510 · Akron, OH AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 72% of ind

  • DART 2.0 DART
  • RANK #36/58
  • PHOTO CH Thompson Finishing
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 14 inj
  • SIZE ~109 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: CH Thompson Finishing (0.0 TCR gap)

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Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc. averages 2.4 TCR (72% of the Architectural coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc. TCR series: 2018=2.8 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3

Where Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc. falls in its industry

530 Architectural coatings (i.e., establishments

Safer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 58 Architectural coatings (i.e., employers in Ohio.

Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc. (109 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 70 employees and a TCR of 2.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc.
Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc. (109 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 70 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Akron Paint & Varnish, Inc. has more employees than the Architectural coatings (i.e., paint) man median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 2.0 2.0 2 0 0
2023 0.9 0.9 1 0 0
2022 2.8 2.8 3 0 0
2021 0.9 0.0 1 0 0
2020 3.6 1.8 4 0 0
2019 3.6 1.8 2 2 0
2018 2.8 1.8 1 2 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325510 · OH · Akron

530 Architectural coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 512 employers in Akron, 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 CH Thompson Finishing 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Sto Corp Glendale 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Cork Industries Inc. (Folcroft, PA) 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Denso Air Systems Kentucky Inc. 2.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE GEM Industrial Inc - Ardagh/Project Bluewave 109 FTE
STATE-SIZE Don Wartko Construction, Inc. 109 FTE
STATE-SIZE All-Temp Refrigeration Inc 109 FTE
STATE-SIZE TFH-EB Inc. dba The Waterworks 109 FTE
CITY-NEAR Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron 6,746 FTE
CITY-NEAR Akron Children's Hospital 6,060 FTE
CITY-NEAR Summa Health - Akron City 4,801 FTE
CITY-NEAR Akron General Medical Center 4,176 FTE
NAT-TCR CHADT - Hilton Garden Inn - Downtown 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Avera Health Avera St Mary's Hospital Campus 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Horizon Hobby LLC (2904 Research Rd) 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR HM Solutions, Inc. 2.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Revival Landscape Services, LLC 109 FTE
NAT-SIZE 881 Rem 109 FTE
NAT-SIZE Police Department 109 FTE
NAT-SIZE 9351 Eastman 109 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.