Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing · Ohio

Applied Physical Metrology Akron

Name: Applied Physical Metrology Akron Workplace Safety Data
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Akron, OH · ~39 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 2.7
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Applied Physical Metrology Akron runs at 81% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.

Applied Physical Metrology Akron: 2.7 TCR = 81% of Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Applied Physical Metrology Akron safety composite

Applied Physical Metrology Akron scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 93% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 54%), 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).

70/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 61% of industry peers
DART rate: A 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 93% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 54% 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%).

Applied Physical Metrology Akron held a steady TCR band

Applied Physical Metrology Akron's TCR held near 0.3 from 2.5 in 2023 to 2.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=2.5 · 2024=2.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 326211 · Akron, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 81% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #8/17
PHOTO Akron Innovation Cen…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~39 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Akron Innovation Center - Goodyear (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Applied Physical Metrology Akron averages 2.7 TCR (81% of the Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Applied Physical Metrology Akron TCR series: 2023=2.5 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 3.3

Where Applied Physical Metrology Akron falls in its industry

114 Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-p establishments

Safer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 17 Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-p employers in Ohio.

Applied Physical Metrology Akron (39 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 393 employees and a TCR of 3.2

Applied Physical Metrology Akron has fewer employees than the Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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
2024	2.8	0.0	0	1
2023	2.5	2.5	1	0
2016	-	-	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

326211 · OH · Akron

114 Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Akron Innovation Center - Goodyear	AKRON, OH	2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Goodyear Fayetteville	FAYETTEVILLE, NC	2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Red River Mixing	IDABEL, OK	2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Cooper Tire and Rubber DC	FRANKLIN, IN	2.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	DRW PACKING INC	NORTH FAIRFIELD	39 FTE
STATE-SIZE	OHI Greenhouse LLC	WILMINGTON	39 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Bridgewater Dairy LLC	MONTPELIER	39 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Rossburg Facility	ROSSBURG	39 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron	Akron	6,746 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Akron Children's Hospital	Akron	6,060 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Summa Health - Akron City	Akron	4,801 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Akron General Medical Center	Akron	4,176 FTE
NAT-TCR	Hickory Specialties DBA Kerry Ingredients	Monterey, TN	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	STR0141	Jacksonville, FL	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	STR0639	Hagerstown, MD	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Consumer Products Division	Erie, PA	2.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Carriage Inn Huntsville	Huntsville, TX	39 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Shawnee Specialties INC	Eau Claire, MI	39 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Yates Engineering Services LLC	Bloomington, IN	39 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Mid-State Industries, Ltd	Schenectady, NY	39 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, 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.