Automobile dealers, new only or new and used · Ohio

Germain Kia of Columbus

Columbus, OH · ~64 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.2
Avg TCR
3.4
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Germain Kia of Columbus runs at 64% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Automobile dealers, new only or new and used workplace, earning a grade B.

Germain Kia of Columbus: 2.2 TCR = 64% of Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS 3.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Germain Kia of Columbus safety composite

Germain Kia of Columbus scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% 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).

C

69/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.17 per 100 workers

Safer than 72% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% 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

−3.8

2020→2023

Germain Kia of Columbus injury rate improved

Germain Kia of Columbus's TCR fell 3.8 from 5.2 in 2020 to 1.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=5.2 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=1.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 441110 · Columbus, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.2 · 64% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #28/76
  • PHOTO 2832
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 4 inj
  • SIZE ~64 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 2832 (0.0 TCR gap)

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Germain Kia of Columbus in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Germain Kia of Columbus averages 2.2 TCR (64% of the Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Germain Kia of Columbus TCR series: 2020=5.2 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.4 · BLS 3.4

Where Germain Kia of Columbus falls in its industry

2,847 Automobile dealers, new only o establishments

Safer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 76 Automobile dealers, new only o employers in Ohio.

Germain Kia of Columbus (64 employees, TCR 2.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 69 employees and a TCR of 3.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Germain Kia of Columbus
Germain Kia of Columbus (64 employees, TCR 2.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 69 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Germain Kia of Columbus has fewer employees than the Automobile dealers, new only or new and median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 1.4 0.0 1 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 5.2 0.0 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

441110 · OH · Columbus

2,847 Automobile dealers, new only or new and used employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,500 employers in Columbus, 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 2832 2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Jaguar Land Rover Mpls 2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR MTW ACQUISITIONS INC dba MTN View Chevrolet 2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Websmart Chevrolet LLC 2.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Wm. A. Natorp Company 64 FTE
STATE-SIZE TIMBUK FARMS INC 64 FTE
STATE-SIZE GreenTop Acres, LLC 64 FTE
STATE-SIZE Chillicothe Service Center 64 FTE
CITY-NEAR Nationwide Children's Hospital 13,367 FTE
CITY-NEAR Nationwide Children's Hospital Main Campus 10,116 FTE
CITY-NEAR Riverside Methodist Hospital 9,759 FTE
CITY-NEAR North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CMH1 5,057 FTE
NAT-TCR Big Lots Store #5335 Chesapeake, VA 2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR General Mills - Covington Ga 2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Patrick Family Farms LLC 2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR ACC-DFW 2.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Eden Meadows 64 FTE
NAT-SIZE West Chicago Terrace 64 FTE
NAT-SIZE North Aurora Care 64 FTE
NAT-SIZE Fondulac RHCC 64 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, 2022, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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