Steel manufacturing · Ohio
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Middletown Works
Middletown, OH · ~2,339 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Middletown Works runs at 28% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Steel manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Middletown Works: 0.9 TCR = 28% of Steel manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Middletown Works safety composite
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Middletown Works scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 4%), 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 4% 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
−0.8
2021→2024
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Middletown Works injury rate improved
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Middletown Works's TCR fell 0.8 from 1.3 in 2021 to 0.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 1.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=1.3 · 2022=1.0 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331110 · Middletown, OH AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.9 · 28% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #6/53
- PHOTO CMC Steel Texas
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 72 inj
- SIZE ~2,339 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CMC Steel Texas (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Middletown Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Middletown Works
0.9 TCR
- CMC Steel Texa
CMC Steel Texas
0.9 TCR
- Edw C Levy Co
Edw C Levy Co dba Whitesville Mill Service
0.9 TCR
- AK Steel - Roc
AK Steel - Rockport Works
0.9 TCR
- AK Steel - Cos
AK Steel - Coshocton Works
0.9 TCR
What this shows Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Middletown Works averages 0.9 TCR (28% of the Steel manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Middletown Works TCR series: 2021=1.3 · 2022=1 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Middletown Works falls in its industry
416 Steel manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 86% 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 #6 safest of 53 Steel manufacturing employers in Ohio.
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp. Middletown Works has more employees than the Steel manufacturing 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 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 20 | 11 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331110 · OH · Middletown
416 Steel manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 125 employers in Middletown, 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 | CMC Steel Texas | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Edw C Levy Co dba Whitesville Mill Service | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AK Steel - Rockport Works | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AK Steel - Coshocton Works | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Findlay Campus | 2,328 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hosp | 2,321 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LBrands - Broad St. Campus | 2,296 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - LUK2 | 2,382 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AK Steel - Middletown Works | 2,288 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 870 - EFC1 Monroe, OH | 1,629 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Atrium Medical Center | 1,345 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PAC Worldwide - Middletown OH | 483 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | B&D Industrial | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Montana Power Station | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SA Recycling, Montebello | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ORBIS RPM Olive Branch | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mdbur - Burtonsville | 2,339 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : LAS2 | 2,339 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Conservation Legacy | 2,341 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Burtonsville (Mdbur) | 2,341 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.