Cartridge (i.e., powder) handheld power-driven tools manufacturing · Ohio

Apex Tool Group

Name: Apex Tool Group Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Dayton, OH · ~171 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 3.1
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Apex Tool Group runs at 95% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Cartridge (i.e., powder) handheld power-driven tools manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.

Apex Tool Group: 3.1 TCR = 95% of Cartridge (i.e., powder) handheld power-driven tools manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Apex Tool Group safety composite

Apex Tool Group scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).

33/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 3.14 per 100 workers

Safer than 33% of industry peers
DART rate: F 2.71 per 100 workers

Safer than 20% 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%).

Apex Tool Group held a steady TCR band

Apex Tool Group's TCR held near 0.1 from 4.2 in 2016 to 4.1 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=4.2 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=4.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333991 · Dayton, OH AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 95% of ind

DART 2.7 DART
RANK #3/4
PHOTO ITW- Global Tool Uni…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 14 inj
SIZE ~171 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: ITW- Global Tool Unit- Libertyville (0.1 TCR gap)

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What this shows Apex Tool Group averages 3.1 TCR (95% of the Cartridge (i.e., powder) handheld power-driven tools manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Apex Tool Group TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=4.1 · BLS 3.3

Where Apex Tool Group falls in its industry

57 Cartridge (i.e., powder) handh establishments

Safer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Cartridge (i.e., powder) handh employers in Ohio.

Apex Tool Group (171 employees, TCR 3.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 106 employees and a TCR of 2.3

Apex Tool Group has more employees than the Cartridge (i.e., powder) handheld power- median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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
2019	4.1	2.7	6	0
2018	1.2	1.2	2	0
2016	4.2	2.1	6	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333991 · OH · Dayton

57 Cartridge (i.e., powder) handheld power-driven tools manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 599 employers in Dayton, OH · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	ITW- Global Tool Unit- Libertyville	LIBERTYVILLE, IL	3.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Hurst Jaws of Life, Inc.	SHELBY, NC	3.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Glendo LLC	EMPORIA, KS	3.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	ITW Residential & Renovation - Bartlett	BARTLETT, IL	3.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Custom Agri Systems Inc	NAPOLEON	171 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Tremco Incorporated - Commercial Sealants (Corporate & Field)	BEACHWOOD	171 FTE
STATE-SIZE	West Chester, 9870 Crescent Park Drive	WEST CHESTER	171 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Area Energy & Electric, Inc. Sidney Branch	SIDNEY	171 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Miami Valley Hospital	Dayton	6,862 FTE
CITY-NEAR	University of Dayton	Dayton	5,359 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Dayton Children's Hospital	Dayton	3,590 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CareSource Management Services LLC	Dayton	3,172 FTE
NAT-TCR	Trans-United, Inc.	Burns Harbor, IN	3.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Structural Steel Erector	Conyers, GA	3.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Jeffrey Place Healthcare Center	Waco, TX	3.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	4769-6142-Pottery Barn	Lexington, KY	3.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Florida Cleaning Systems dba FCS Facility Svcs -GOAA	Orlando, FL	171 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Borden Dairy Company LLC (Lafayette, LA)	Lafayette, LA	171 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Hollingsworth and Vose Co. Easton Mill	Greenwich, NY	171 FTE
NAT-SIZE	A.W. Farrell & Son, Inc. - Corporate Total	Dunkirk, NY	171 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: 2019, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.