Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing · Ohio

Franklin Iron and Metal Corp

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Dayton, OH · ~126 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 3.2
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Franklin Iron and Metal Corp runs at 96% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.

Franklin Iron and Metal Corp: 3.2 TCR = 96% of Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Franklin Iron and Metal Corp safety composite

Franklin Iron and Metal Corp scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 26%), 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): D 3.18 per 100 workers

Safer than 36% of industry peers
DART rate: F 2.28 per 100 workers

Safer than 26% 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

−0.5

2016→2021

Franklin Iron and Metal Corp injury rate improved

Franklin Iron and Metal Corp's TCR fell 0.5 from 2.8 in 2016 to 2.3 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.2 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.8 · 2018=2.0 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=2.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333999 · Dayton, OH AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 96% of ind

DART 2.3 DART
RANK #21/30
PHOTO Komline-Henry
BOOK 5y book
INJ 25 inj
SIZE ~126 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Komline-Henry (0.0 TCR gap)

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Rotex Global L

3.1

What this shows Franklin Iron and Metal Corp averages 3.2 TCR (96% of the Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Franklin Iron and Metal Corp TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2018=2 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=2.3 · BLS 3.3

Where Franklin Iron and Metal Corp falls in its industry

242 Baling machinery (e.g., paper, establishments

Safer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 30 Baling machinery (e.g., paper, employers in Ohio.

Franklin Iron and Metal Corp (126 employees, TCR 3.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 81 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Franklin Iron and Metal Corp has more employees than the Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap met median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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	Illnesses
2021	2.3	2.3	4	0
2020	3.6	3.6	4	1
2019	5.2	4.6	9	0
2018	2.0	2.0	4	0
2016	2.8	2.8	4	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333999 · OH · Dayton

242 Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 599 employers in Dayton, 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	Komline-Henry	BOWLING GREEN, OH	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Sparkler Filters Inc	CONROE, TX	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	West Coast Winsupply	TAMPA, FL	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Rotex Global LLC	CINCINNATI, OH	3.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Weaver Bros. Inc. Main Plant	VERSAILLES	126 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Hatchery	OAKWOOD	126 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Brecon Service Center	CINCINNATI	126 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Marker, Inc.	BELLEFONTAINE	126 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Miami Valley Hospital	Dayton	6,862 FTE
CITY-NEAR	University of Dayton	Dayton	5,359 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Dayton Children's Hospital	Dayton	3,590 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CareSource Management Services LLC	Dayton	3,172 FTE
NAT-TCR	Barnett Refrigeration, Inc.	Clovis, CA	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	YK-YK-YORK	York, SC	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Southwest Specialty Coatings Inc.	N. Las Vegas, NV	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Evergreen Senior Living Chillicothe #160	Chillicothe, IL	3.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Store 0080	North Miami Bch, FL	126 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Dahlia Plant	Denver, CO	126 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Grand Prairie Foods	Sioux Falls, SD	126 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Ferraro Foods of North Carolina, LLC	Mebane, NC	126 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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