Machine knives (except metal cutting) manufacturing · Ohio
Alcon Tool Company
Akron, OH · ~46 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alcon Tool Company runs at 174% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Machine knives (except metal cutting) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Alcon Tool Company: 5.7 TCR = 174% of Machine knives (except metal cutting) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alcon Tool Company safety composite
Alcon Tool Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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)
- F 5.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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
−8.1
2016→2024
Alcon Tool Company injury rate improved
Alcon Tool Company's TCR fell 8.1 from 11.3 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 12.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=11.3 · 2017=2.1 · 2018=3.0 · 2019=4.0 · 2020=12.9 · 2021=4.9 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=5.5 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332216 · Akron, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 174% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #14/16
- PHOTO MOGADORE/ALBION PLANT
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~46 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MOGADORE/ALBION PLANT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alcon Tool Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MOGADORE/ALBIO
MOGADORE/ALBION PLANT
5.8 TCR
- Pacific Tool &
Pacific Tool & Gauge
5.8 TCR
- This site
Alcon Tool Company
5.7 TCR
- Swanstrom Tool
Swanstrom Tools USA
5.7 TCR
- Diamond Saw Wo
Diamond Saw Works, Inc.
5.7 TCR
What this shows Alcon Tool Company averages 5.7 TCR (174% of the Machine knives (except metal cutting) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Alcon Tool Company TCR series: 2016=11.3 · 2017=2.1 · 2018=3 · 2019=4 · 2020=12.9 · 2021=4.9 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=5.5 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Alcon Tool Company falls in its industry
174 Machine knives (except metal c establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 16 Machine knives (except metal c employers in Ohio.
Alcon Tool Company has fewer employees than the Machine knives (except metal cutting) ma median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.9 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332216 · OH · Akron
174 Machine knives (except metal cutting) 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 | MOGADORE/ALBION PLANT | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Tool & Gauge | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Swanstrom Tools USA | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Diamond Saw Works, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Holthouse Farms of Ohio Inc | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Ohio Greenhouse Company | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Willowbend Nurseries, LLC | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R.W. Sauder Inc. | 46 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 | Pinetop Region One | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plastic Ingenuity, Inc. - Mazomanie | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PMP Corporation | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DFS Madisonville Plant | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Naiad Dynamics US, Inc. | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Western Container Corporation | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ACC Construction Co., Inc | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Castle Equipment Corporation | 46 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.