Scaffolding Erection and Dismantling · Ohio

American Scaffolding, Inc

Cincinnati, OH · ~89 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.4
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

American Scaffolding, Inc runs at 157% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Scaffolding Erection and Dismantling workplace, earning a grade D.

American Scaffolding, Inc: 4.4 TCR = 157% of Scaffolding Erection and Dismantling BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

American Scaffolding, Inc safety composite

American Scaffolding, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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

35/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 4.4 per 100 workers

Safer than 25% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.47 per 100 workers

Safer than 36% 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%).

American Scaffolding, Inc held a steady TCR band

American Scaffolding, Inc's TCR held near 0.1 from 1.3 in 2017 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 9.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=1.3 · 2018=5.9 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=4.3 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=9.9 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=1.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238990 · Cincinnati, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 157% of ind

  • DART 1.5 DART
  • RANK #56/64
  • PHOTO John's Waterproofing…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 35 inj
  • SIZE ~89 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: John's Waterproofing Co (0.0 TCR gap)

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American Scaffolding, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows American Scaffolding, Inc averages 4.4 TCR (157% of the Scaffolding Erection and Dismantling BLS benchmark).

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

American Scaffolding, Inc TCR series: 2017=1.3 · 2018=5.9 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=4.3 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=9.9 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 2.8

Where American Scaffolding, Inc falls in its industry

1,634 Scaffolding Erection and Disma establishments

Safer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #56 safest of 64 Scaffolding Erection and Disma employers in Ohio.

American Scaffolding, Inc (89 employees, TCR 4.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 52 employees and a TCR of 1.9 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 05001,0001,500 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate American Scaffolding, Inc
American Scaffolding, Inc (89 employees, TCR 4.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 52 employees and a TCR of 1.9

American Scaffolding, Inc has more employees than the Scaffolding Erection and Dismantling median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 1.5 1.5 2 0 0
2023 4.8 4.8 6 0 0
2022 9.9 9.9 10 0 0
2021 4.2 4.2 4 0 0
2020 4.3 0.0 4 0 0
2019 3.3 1.1 3 0 0
2018 5.9 3.6 5 0 0
2017 1.3 1.3 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238990 · OH · Cincinnati

1,634 Scaffolding Erection and Dismantling employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,513 employers in Cincinnati, 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 John's Waterproofing Co 4.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR White Crane Company Inc 4.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Badger Scaffolding 4.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Direct Building Supplies, LLC- DBA Home ReNu 4.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Mimi Farms Inc. dba Mucci Farms Ohio 89 FTE
STATE-SIZE System Office - Piketon 89 FTE
STATE-SIZE Professional Restoration Service Inc 89 FTE
STATE-SIZE 105609 - Ross and Fayette 222MWdc Solar 89 FTE
CITY-NEAR Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 17,011 FTE
CITY-NEAR Cincinnati Operations 10,239 FTE
CITY-NEAR Supply Chain : Evendale, OH 7,118 FTE
CITY-NEAR Supply Chain Evendale OH 6,400 FTE
NAT-TCR Johnson Memorial Health 4.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Morgan Distributing, INC 4.4 TCR
NAT-TCR The Andersons Inc. - Hemlock 4.4 TCR
NAT-TCR City of Northfield 4.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE 65-Usf-Olf Norfolk 89 FTE
NAT-SIZE 83-Usf-Olf Crabapple 89 FTE
NAT-SIZE 85-Usf-Olf Tech Center 89 FTE
NAT-SIZE Quackenbush Co. Inc. 89 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, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.