Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers · Ohio
Columbia Chemical Corp
Brunswick, OH · ~37 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Columbia Chemical Corp runs at 122% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Columbia Chemical Corp: 2.7 TCR = 122% of Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Columbia Chemical Corp safety composite
Columbia Chemical Corp scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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
Columbia Chemical Corp: 5.1 → 5.5 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 5.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.02× in 2023
Columbia Chemical Corp's TCR rose 0.4 from 5.1 in 2016 to 5.5 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Brunswick, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 2.7 · 122% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #40/53
- PHOTO The Cope Company Salt
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Cope Company Salt (0.0 TCR gap)
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Columbia Chemical Corp in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Columbia Chemical Corp
2.7 TCR
- The Cope Compa
The Cope Company Salt
2.7 TCR
- Jacksonville J
Jacksonville JV 0975
2.7 TCR
- Orica USA
Orica USA
2.7 TCR
- Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Branch
2.7 TCR
What this shows Columbia Chemical Corp averages 2.7 TCR (122% of the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Columbia Chemical Corp TCR series: 2016=5.1 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=2.8 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=5.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Columbia Chemical Corp falls in its industry
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 53 Chemicals (except agriculture) employers in Ohio.
Columbia Chemical Corp has fewer employees than the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., au median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · OH · Brunswick
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 52 employers in Brunswick, 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 | The Cope Company Salt | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jacksonville JV 0975 | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Orica USA | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Council Bluffs Branch | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Biosecurity Building | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Columbus SW Svc Ctr | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lead Building Company LLC | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Unified Restoration Systems, LLC | 37 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brunswick Family Health Center | 253 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Giant Eagle #0229 | 238 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brunswick Family Hlth Ctr | 228 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | All Construction | 191 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Villas of Holly Brook - Savoy | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bright Sheet Metal | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Busch's Inc 1043 | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aquatic Co. Elizabethtown | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Donaldson Bros. Ready Mix, Inc. | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trego/Dugan Aviation Inc | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Albuquerque Progressive | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Main Office | 37 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.