Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing · Ohio
Colonial Machine Company
Kent, OH · ~39 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Colonial Machine Company runs at 115% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Colonial Machine Company: 3.8 TCR = 115% of Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Colonial Machine Company safety composite
Colonial Machine Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Colonial Machine Company: 3.8 → 4.2 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 7.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.1× in 2024
Colonial Machine Company's TCR rose 0.4 from 3.8 in 2016 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333511 · Kent, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 115% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #11/17
- PHOTO hb molding
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: hb molding (0.0 TCR gap)
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Colonial Machine Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fluke Electron
Fluke Electronics- Plastics
3.9 TCR
- This site
Colonial Machine Company
3.8 TCR
- hb molding
hb molding
3.8 TCR
- TRIANGLE
TRIANGLE
3.7 TCR
- Letica-Technic
Letica-Technical Center
3.7 TCR
What this shows Colonial Machine Company averages 3.8 TCR (115% of the Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Colonial Machine Company TCR series: 2016=3.8 · 2017=1.8 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=7.5 · 2020=0 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Colonial Machine Company falls in its industry
216 Molds for forming materials (e establishmentsSafer than 48% 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 #11 safest of 17 Molds for forming materials (e employers in Ohio.
Colonial Machine Company has fewer employees than the Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333511 · OH · Kent
216 Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 188 employers in Kent, 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 | hb molding | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TRIANGLE | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fluke Electronics- Plastics | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Letica-Technical Center | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DRW PACKING INC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OHI Greenhouse LLC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bridgewater Dairy LLC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rossburg Facility | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CARTER LUMBER CORPORATE OFFICE 600 | 786 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3722 | 410 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3722 | 396 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Podnar Plastics, Inc. | 324 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NETZSCH Pumps North America, LLC | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avera Gregory Hospital | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North Carolina - Salisbury | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NC100 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Maple Landmark Exchange St | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwest Turf & Irrigation | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Water pollution control authority | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corrigan Moving Systems Ann Arbor MI | 39 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.