Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing · Ohio
Buckeye Fabricating Company
Springboro, OH · ~33 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 20.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buckeye Fabricating Company runs at 612% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Buckeye Fabricating Company: 20.2 TCR = 612% of Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buckeye Fabricating Company safety composite
Buckeye Fabricating Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 20.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
−22.6
2016→2024
Buckeye Fabricating Company injury rate improved
Buckeye Fabricating Company's TCR fell 22.6 from 28.6 in 2016 to 6.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 40.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=28.6 · 2017=40.2 · 2018=29.8 · 2019=9.5 · 2020=19.0 · 2021=18.9 · 2022=17.7 · 2023=12.0 · 2024=6.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332420 · Springboro, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 20.2 · 612% of ind
- DART 6.0 DART
- RANK #23/23
- PHOTO Tiger Tanks, Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 58 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tiger Tanks, Inc. (1.0 TCR gap)
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Buckeye Fabricating Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Buckeye Fabricating Company
20.2 TCR
- Tiger Tanks, I
Tiger Tanks, Inc.
19.2 TCR
- Savannah Tank
Savannah Tank and Equipment Corporation
19 TCR
- Wheeler Tank M
Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc.
18.9 TCR
- The Belli Corp
The Belli Corporation dba Westec Tank & Equipment
18.5 TCR
What this shows Buckeye Fabricating Company averages 20.2 TCR (612% of the Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Buckeye Fabricating Company TCR series: 2016=28.6 · 2017=40.2 · 2018=29.8 · 2019=9.5 · 2020=19 · 2021=18.9 · 2022=17.7 · 2023=12 · 2024=6 · BLS 3.3
Where Buckeye Fabricating Company falls in its industry
355 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 23 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal employers in Ohio.
Buckeye Fabricating Company has fewer employees than the Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17.7 | 8.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18.9 | 9.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19.0 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 29.8 | 13.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 40.2 | 21.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 28.6 | 6.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332420 · OH · Springboro
355 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 39 employers in Springboro, 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 | Tiger Tanks, Inc. | 19.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Savannah Tank and Equipment Corporation | 19.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc. | 18.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Belli Corporation dba Westec Tank & Equipment | 18.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Foertmeyer & Sons Greenhouse | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trillium Farms Croton Pullet 1 | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Philadelphia Service Building | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SOUTHERN OHIO PIZZA INC | 688 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kelchner Inc. | 226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 014-00925 | 198 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PAT100 | 192 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ridgefield Station | 20.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | First Capital Fibers, Inc | 20.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ignite Medical Resort St. Marys LLC | 20.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hunt Legacy Holdings LLC | 20.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Alta Enterprises LLC- Traverse City | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fire Services/Emergency Preparedness | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MH East Peoria | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Media Real Estate - Media location | 33 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.