Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary · Ohio
Buckeye Metal Company
Cleveland, OH · ~27 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buckeye Metal Company runs at 390% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary workplace, earning a grade F.
Buckeye Metal Company: 12.9 TCR = 390% of Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buckeye Metal Company safety composite
Buckeye Metal Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
−25.1
2016→2019
Buckeye Metal Company injury rate improved
Buckeye Metal Company's TCR fell 25.1 from 25.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 25.1 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=25.1 · 2017=17.1 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331492 · Cleveland, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.9 · 390% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO Imperial Zinc Corpor…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Imperial Zinc Corporation (0.3 TCR gap)
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Buckeye Metal Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ritchey Metals
Ritchey Metals Scenery Hill
13.8 TCR
- Imperial Zinc
Imperial Zinc Corporation
13.2 TCR
- This site
Buckeye Metal Company
12.9 TCR
- Cronimet Speci
Cronimet Specialty Metals Wheatland
11.3 TCR
- Mayco Industri
Mayco Industries
11 TCR
What this shows Buckeye Metal Company averages 12.9 TCR (390% of the Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary BLS benchmark).
Buckeye Metal Company TCR series: 2016=25.1 · 2017=17.1 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Buckeye Metal Company falls in its industry
132 Smelting and refining of nonfe establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Smelting and refining of nonfe employers in Ohio.
Buckeye Metal Company has fewer employees than the Smelting and refining of nonferrous meta median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25.1 | 8.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331492 · OH · Cleveland
132 Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 922 employers in Cleveland, 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 | Imperial Zinc Corporation | 13.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ritchey Metals Scenery Hill | 13.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cronimet Specialty Metals Wheatland | 11.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mayco Industries | 11.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jeff Creque Farms Inc | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | White Pond Gardens Inc | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wen Mar Farms, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trillium Farms Croton Pullet 2 | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland Clinic Main Campus | 25,629 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | 20,763 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland Medical Center | 10,377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SILCO FIRE & SECURITY - CLEVELAND | 3,641 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pioneer Tacoma | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ace Beverage LLC | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | #626 Hazlet Shoprite | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Glendale Center | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Vcf 085 | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S03956 - WM of Sandpoint | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S06631 - PGI Paper Valley | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Conejo Complete Inc | 27 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.