Support Activities for Air Transportation · Ohio

DGS Aviation Services : CAK - Akron

Name: DGS Aviation Services : CAK - Akron Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Akron, OH · ~85 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.6
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

DGS Aviation Services : CAK - Akron runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Support Activities for Air Transportation workplace, earning a grade B.

DGS Aviation Services : CAK - Akron: 2.6 TCR = 58% of Support Activities for Air Transportation BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

DGS Aviation Services : CAK - Akron safety composite

DGS Aviation Services : CAK - Akron scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

65/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.61 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% of industry peers
DART rate: C 1.09 per 100 workers

Safer than 66% 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%).

TCR Δ

−1.4

2017→2020

DGS Aviation Services : CAK - Akron injury rate improved

DGS Aviation Services : CAK - Akron's TCR fell 1.4 from 2.5 in 2017 to 1.1 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.7 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=2.5 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=1.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 488119 · Akron, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 58% of ind

DART 1.1 DART
RANK #10/25
PHOTO LGA095
BOOK 4y book
INJ 9 inj
SIZE ~85 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: LGA095 (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows DGS Aviation Services : CAK - Akron averages 2.6 TCR (58% of the Support Activities for Air Transportation BLS benchmark).

DGS Aviation Services : CAK - Akron TCR series: 2017=2.5 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=1.1 · BLS 4.5

Where DGS Aviation Services : CAK - Akron falls in its industry

1,555 Support Activities for Air Tra establishments

Safer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 25 Support Activities for Air Tra employers in Ohio.

DGS Aviation Services : CAK - Akron (85 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 65 employees and a TCR of 4.5

DGS Aviation Services : CAK - Akron has more employees than the Support Activities for Air Transportatio median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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
2020	1.1	1.1	1
2019	2.1	1.1	2
2018	4.7	4.7	4
2017	2.5	1.3	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

488119 · OH · Akron

1,555 Support Activities for Air Transportation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 512 employers in Akron, OH · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	LGA095	FLUSHING, NY	2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	00001238 STP - 238 ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT	ST. PAUL, MN	2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Prospect Airport Services EWR	NEWARK, NJ	2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	DGS Aviation Services : ISN - Williston	WILLISTON, ND	2.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Foti Contracting LLC	WICKLIFFE	85 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Brocon Construction Inc	GROVE CITY	85 FTE
STATE-SIZE	NEO Market	BROOKLYN	85 FTE
STATE-SIZE	SILCO FIRE & SECURITY - COLUMBUS	COLUMBUS	85 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron	Akron	6,746 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Akron Children's Hospital	Akron	6,060 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Summa Health - Akron City	Akron	4,801 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Akron General Medical Center	Akron	4,176 FTE
NAT-TCR	Kernersville Adhesive Plant	Kernersville, NC	2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Micro 100	Somerset, NJ	2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	2080-Matthews, MO	Matthews, MO	2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Lytton Gardens II	Palo Alto, CA	2.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Platteville	Platteville, WI	85 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Charlotte Nc Rwdd	Charlotte, NC	85 FTE
NAT-SIZE	National Stoneworks	Weston, FL	85 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Mobile Dredging & Video Pipe Inc. Chester	Chester, PA	85 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: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.