8422 · Ohio
Akron Zoological Park
Akron, OH · ~201 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Akron Zoological Park runs at 221% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical 8422 workplace, earning a grade F.
Akron Zoological Park: 6.9 TCR = 221% of 8422 BLS 3.1 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Akron Zoological Park safety composite
Akron Zoological Park scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 47%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Akron Zoological Park: 4.1 → 4.7 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 13.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.34× in 2024
Akron Zoological Park's TCR rose 0.6 from 4.1 in 2019 to 4.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 13.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 712130 · Akron, OH ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 6.9 · 221% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #6/9
- PHOTO Denver Botanic Garde…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~201 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Denver Botanic Gardens, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Akron Zoological Park in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Akron Zoological Park
6.9 TCR
- Fairchild Trop
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
6.9 TCR
- Denver Botanic
Denver Botanic Gardens, Inc.
6.8 TCR
- Texas State Aq
Texas State Aquarium
6.8 TCR
- Dogwood
Dogwood
6.8 TCR
What this shows Akron Zoological Park averages 6.9 TCR (221% of the 8422 BLS benchmark).
Akron Zoological Park TCR series: 2019=4.1 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=9 · 2022=13.4 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=4.7 · BLS 3.1
Where Akron Zoological Park falls in its industry
174 8422 establishmentsSafer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.8.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 9 8422 employers in Ohio.
Akron Zoological Park has more employees than the 8422 median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.8. 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.4 | 2.1 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
712130 · OH · Akron
174 8422 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 | Denver Botanic Gardens, Inc. | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Texas State Aquarium | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dogwood | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden | 6.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hord Personnel Services, Inc | 201 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sky Climber Renewables | 201 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sunesis Construction Co. | 201 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Youngstown Bakery | 201 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 | General Parts Waukesha - WI | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FirstKey Homes LLC - Orlando / Jacksonville | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ASKO Processing, Inc. | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IG Burton of Seaford | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Lincoln Electric Company - Macomb | 201 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors Atlanta | 201 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oroville CA | 201 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alpla Caribe | 201 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.