Tumbling (i.e., cleaning and polishing) metal and metal products for the trade · Ohio
Defiance
Defiance, OH · ~78 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Defiance runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Tumbling (i.e., cleaning and polishing) metal and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade B.
Defiance: 1.9 TCR = 58% of Tumbling (i.e., cleaning and polishing) metal and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Defiance safety composite
Defiance scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−2.7
2016→2024
Defiance injury rate improved
Defiance's TCR fell 2.7 from 2.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.7 · 2018=8.4 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Defiance, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 58% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #15/62
- PHOTO Applied Solutions Gr…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~78 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Applied Solutions Group (ASG) : Neo Kentucky (0.0 TCR gap)
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Defiance in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Defiance
1.9 TCR
- Applied Soluti
Applied Solutions Group (ASG) : Neo Kentucky
1.9 TCR
- Triple Cities
Triple Cities Metal Finishing
1.9 TCR
- SRG Global Adv
SRG Global Advanced Development Center
1.9 TCR
- Anchor Lamina
Anchor Lamina America Inc.
1.9 TCR
What this shows Defiance averages 1.9 TCR (58% of the Tumbling (i.e., cleaning and polishing) metal and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Defiance TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2018=8.4 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Defiance falls in its industry
585 Tumbling (i.e., cleaning and p establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 62 Tumbling (i.e., cleaning and p employers in Ohio.
Defiance has more employees than the Tumbling (i.e., cleaning and polishing) 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · OH · Defiance
585 Tumbling (i.e., cleaning and polishing) metal and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 65 employers in Defiance, 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 | Applied Solutions Group (ASG) : Neo Kentucky | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Triple Cities Metal Finishing | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SRG Global Advanced Development Center | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Anchor Lamina America Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Reptiles by Mack, LLC | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Worley Industrial Services at Kraton Polymers | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Metcon Ltd | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wm. Kramer & Son, Inc | 78 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Campbell Soup Supply Company, LLC | 1,425 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Motors LLC. | 734 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Defiance 8 | 437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Defiance Regional Medical Center | 363 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Detroit Diesel Corporation | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1603 Sxb47 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Raleigh Marriott City Center | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Allstate Peterbilt Group Of Superior | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Delaware | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Franklin Nursing Home | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Willow Fork Country Club | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Illinois Auto Truck Company Inc | 78 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.