Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing · Ohio
American Baler Company
Bellevue, OH · ~68 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American Baler Company runs at 125% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
American Baler Company: 4.1 TCR = 125% of Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American Baler Company safety composite
American Baler Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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
−1.9
2016→2023
American Baler Company injury rate improved
American Baler Company's TCR fell 1.9 from 4.6 in 2016 to 2.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.6 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=2.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333999 · Bellevue, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 125% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #27/30
- PHOTO International Baler
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: International Baler (0.0 TCR gap)
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American Baler Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
American Baler Company
4.1 TCR
- International
International Baler
4.1 TCR
- Gray Manufactu
Gray Manufacturing Inc
4.1 TCR
- Pall Corporati
Pall Corporation
4.1 TCR
- CI - West Unio
CI - West Union OH
4.1 TCR
What this shows American Baler Company averages 4.1 TCR (125% of the Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
American Baler Company TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=2.7 · BLS 3.3
Where American Baler Company falls in its industry
242 Baling machinery (e.g., paper, establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 30 Baling machinery (e.g., paper, employers in Ohio.
American Baler Company has fewer employees than the Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap met median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333999 · OH · Bellevue
242 Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 27 employers in Bellevue, 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 | International Baler | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gray Manufacturing Inc | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pall Corporation | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CI - West Union OH | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FarmaceuticalRX LLC OH | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maria Gardens | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trillium Farms Layer 1 | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trillium Farms Layer 4 | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Bellevue Hospital | 383 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bellevue | 381 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tower Automotive | 350 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wilbert Plastic Services- Bellevue, OH | 253 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mankato Terminal-DOT | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alaska Steel Company | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ui 2947 (Charleston - F) | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Decatur RHCC | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Knoxville/Lenoir City Terminal-NON DOT | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bashas 042 | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Homeland 169 | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Allied Power Services - Exelon, Clinton Station | 68 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.