Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished · Ohio
American Cold Forge
Northwood, OH · ~28 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American Cold Forge runs at 86% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished workplace, earning a grade C.
American Cold Forge: 2.8 TCR = 86% of Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American Cold Forge safety composite
American Cold Forge scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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%).
TCR Δ
−7.3
2016→2024
American Cold Forge injury rate improved
American Cold Forge's TCR fell 7.3 from 7.3 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.3 · 2017=6.9 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332111 · Northwood, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.8 · 86% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/41
- PHOTO Meritor
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Meritor (0.0 TCR gap)
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American Cold Forge in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Meritor
Meritor
2.9 TCR
- Auburn Hills M
Auburn Hills Manufacturing
2.9 TCR
- This site
American Cold Forge
2.8 TCR
- Whitcraft LLC
Whitcraft LLC
2.8 TCR
- Charles E. Lar
Charles E. Larson & Sons, Inc.
2.8 TCR
What this shows American Cold Forge averages 2.8 TCR (86% of the Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS benchmark).
American Cold Forge TCR series: 2016=7.3 · 2017=6.9 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where American Cold Forge falls in its industry
241 Cold forgings made from purcha establishmentsSafer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.0.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 41 Cold forgings made from purcha employers in Ohio.
American Cold Forge has fewer employees than the Cold forgings made from purchased iron o median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332111 · OH · Northwood
241 Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 46 employers in Northwood, 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 | Meritor | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Whitcraft LLC | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Charles E. Larson & Sons, Inc. | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Auburn Hills Manufacturing | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | H and M Building | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fine Oak Farm | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Case Farms Canton Hatchery | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Small's Sand & Gravel, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Norplas Industries | 1,180 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buckeye Broadband | 685 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adient Northwood Ohio | 504 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adient LLC | 447 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Peco Foods Inc.-Poultry Processing Plant | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fernley (Polyiso) | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store #43 | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CK Contractors & Development North Carolina | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Downingtown Plant | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | State Line Combined Cycle | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - Columbus | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - Lafayette | 28 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.