General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Ohio
DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH
NORTH LIMA, OH · ~45 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH runs at 85% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade C.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 4.5
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 13
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 7 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). This reflects reported recordable injuries, not an independent safety inspection -- underreporting is a known limitation of employer self-recordkeeping.
Injury rate over time
DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 4.5 industry benchmark.
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 484121.
Where DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH falls in its industry
3,776 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH has an average TCR of 3.8, which is 85% of the industry average (4.5) for General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL). This is better than average.
Safety Insights for DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH
DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH operates an establishment with approximately 45 full-time equivalent workers in NORTH LIMA, OH, classified under the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) industry (NAICS 484121). Across 7 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 13 recordable injuries, 0 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 3.8 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the C letter grade (Average Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 4.5 for General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL), DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH's workforce experiences 85% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked, a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers, so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR below the benchmark signals that controls, training, or automation may be outperforming peers.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 7 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries, there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 484121 - General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL).
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
1 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 118,741 hours worked = 1.68 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH (this establishment) | 3.81 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 7-year avg |
| General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) industry avg | 4.50 | BLS IIF, NAICS 484121 |
| Ohio state avg (all industries) | 3.90 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 3 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2016: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 85% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) benchmark, DART TRUCKING INC., NORTH LIMA, OH reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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