Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing · Ohio
Canton R&D
Canton, OH · ~61 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Canton R&D runs at 39% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Canton R&D: 2.1 TCR = 39% of Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Canton R&D safety composite
Canton R&D scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Canton R&D: 0.0 → 1.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 7.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Canton R&D's TCR rose 1.9 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336330 · Canton, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 2.1 · 39% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/18
- PHOTO Meritor Heavy Vehicl…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Canton R&D in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- F&P Georgia MF
F&P Georgia MFG
2.2 TCR
- Dura Automotiv
Dura Automotive Systems
2.2 TCR
- This site
Canton R&D
2.1 TCR
- Meritor Heavy
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC
2.1 TCR
- Hitachi Astemo
Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant
2.1 TCR
What this shows Canton R&D averages 2.1 TCR (39% of the Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Canton R&D TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=2 · 2021=7.3 · 2022=2 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 5.4
Where Canton R&D falls in its industry
134 Automotive, truck and bus susp establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 18 Automotive, truck and bus susp employers in Ohio.
Canton R&D has fewer employees than the Automotive, truck and bus suspension ass median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336330 · OH · Canton
134 Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 330 employers in Canton, 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 | Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hitachi Astemo Berea Plant | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | F&P Georgia MFG | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dura Automotive Systems | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DHI COOPERATIVE | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Utility Technologies International | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northeast Operations Center | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CIN | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aultman Main Campus | 3,796 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aultman Hospital | 3,406 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center, Inc | 2,600 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hosp | 2,321 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | BAE Systems Inc - Anniston Forge | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corporate Woodworking, Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #10 | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pratt and Whitney Advanced Coating Technologies | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fulmer | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant Eagle #0088 | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CHEP Kilgore Service Center (USIL) | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ford Steel LLC | 61 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.