Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · Ohio

Colonial Surface Solutions

Columbus Grove, OH · ~38 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
3.7
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
1
Fatality
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The verdict

Colonial Surface Solutions runs at 112% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade C.

Colonial Surface Solutions: 3.7 TCR = 112% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Colonial Surface Solutions safety composite

Colonial Surface Solutions scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).

D

37/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 3.7 per 100 workers

Safer than 55% of industry peers

DART rate
D 2.47 per 100 workers

Safer than 41% of industry peers

Fatalities
F 1

Safer than 1% 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

−2.9

2017→2024

Colonial Surface Solutions injury rate improved

Colonial Surface Solutions's TCR fell 2.9 from 5.3 in 2017 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=5.3 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=7.5 · 2024=2.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332813 · Columbus Grove, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 112% of ind

  • DART 2.5 DART
  • RANK #33/62
  • PHOTO Aerospace Coatings I…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 10 inj
  • SIZE ~38 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Aerospace Coatings International/Wencor (0.0 TCR gap)

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Colonial Surface Solutions in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Colonial Surface Solutions averages 3.7 TCR (112% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Colonial Surface Solutions TCR series: 2017=5.3 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=7.5 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3

Where Colonial Surface Solutions falls in its industry

585 Electroplating metals and form establishments

Safer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #33 safest of 62 Electroplating metals and form employers in Ohio.

Colonial Surface Solutions (38 employees, TCR 3.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 4.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Colonial Surface Solutions
Colonial Surface Solutions (38 employees, TCR 3.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Colonial Surface Solutions has fewer employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 2.5 2.5 1 0 0
2023 7.5 7.5 3 0 0
2022 3.1 0.0 0 1 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 2.9 2.9 1 0 0
2019 5.6 2.8 2 0 1
2018 2.7 2.7 1 0 0
2017 5.3 5.3 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332813 · OH · Columbus Grove

585 Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 3 employers in Columbus Grove, 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 Aerospace Coatings International/Wencor 3.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR SLP Lighting Center 3.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Team Metal Finishing 3.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR SRG Global Trim LLC 3.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Verano OH CPG - Mothers Grow Best 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE Green Velvet Sod Farms 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE Pride Transportation Co, Inc 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE Union City 38 FTE
CITY-NEAR PRODUCTION PRODUCTS, INC. 261 FTE
CITY-NEAR CARTER LUMBER 214 18 FTE
NAT-TCR Silvarole Trucking, Inc. 3.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Contri Construction Company 3.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Monett Growout 3.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Van Eaton Ready Mix, Inc. 3.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Store 1163 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE Store 1141 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE Derryberry's Heat and Air, Inc. 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE Fairfield Community 38 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.