Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade · Ohio

Etched Metal Company

Name: Etched Metal Company Workplace Safety Data
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Solon, OH · ~37 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 6.9
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Etched Metal Company runs at 209% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.

Etched Metal Company: 6.9 TCR = 209% of Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Etched Metal Company safety composite

Etched Metal Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 27%), 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).

36/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 6.89 per 100 workers

Safer than 27% of industry peers
DART rate: D 3.06 per 100 workers

Safer than 35% 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

−7.7

2017→2023

Etched Metal Company injury rate improved

Etched Metal Company's TCR fell 7.7 from 10.7 in 2017 to 3.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 10.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=10.7 · 2023=3.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332812 · Solon, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.9 · 209% of ind

DART 3.1 DART
RANK #41/52
PHOTO Vorteq Coil Finisher…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 5 inj
SIZE ~37 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Vorteq Coil Finishers Oconomowoc (0.0 TCR gap)

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6.9
Vorteq Coil Fi

6.9
Para Tech Coat

6.9
Modern Materia

6.9
Techno-Coat, I

6.8

What this shows Etched Metal Company averages 6.9 TCR (209% of the Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade BLS benchmark).

Etched Metal Company TCR series: 2017=10.7 · 2023=3.1 · BLS 3.3

Where Etched Metal Company falls in its industry

646 Etching metals and metal produ establishments

Safer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 52 Etching metals and metal produ employers in Ohio.

Etched Metal Company (37 employees, TCR 6.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 58 employees and a TCR of 3.9

Etched Metal Company has fewer employees than the Etching metals and metal products (excep median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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	3.1	3.1	1	0	0
2017	10.7	0.0	4	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332812 · OH · Solon

646 Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 145 employers in Solon, 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	Vorteq Coil Finishers Oconomowoc	OCONOMOWOC, WI	6.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Para Tech Coating - 60-3	ALISO VIEJO, CA	6.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Modern Materials, Inc.	ROCHESTER, IN	6.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Techno-Coat, Inc.	HOLLAND, MI	6.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Biosecurity Building	FORT RECOVERY	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Columbus SW Svc Ctr	COLUMBUS	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Lead Building Company LLC	GAHANNA	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Unified Restoration Systems, LLC	AKRON	37 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Swagelok OFC	Solon	1,274 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Order Fulfillment Center	Solon	1,230 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Nestle USA	Solon	1,175 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Swagelok Main Plant	Solon	1,051 FTE
NAT-TCR	Commercial Coolants Inc dba Design Air Systems	Waller, TX	6.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	The Nichols Center	Madison, MS	6.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	UFP Industrial LLC	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	6.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	In-N-Out Burger Texas Meat Plant	Lancaster, TX	6.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Barron Motor Inc.	Cedar Rapids, IA	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Service Machine & Supply International, LLC	Duson, LA	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Pulaski Svc Ctr	Pulaski, VA	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Scott's Plumbing Co., Inc	Knoxville, TN	37 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: 2023, 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.