Sheet metal forming machines manufacturing · Ohio

GROB Bluffton

Name: GROB Bluffton Workplace Safety Data
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Bluffton, OH · ~530 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.1
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

GROB Bluffton runs at 63% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Sheet metal forming machines manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

GROB Bluffton: 2.1 TCR = 63% of Sheet metal forming machines manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

GROB Bluffton safety composite

GROB Bluffton scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).

58/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.08 per 100 workers

Safer than 71% of industry peers
DART rate: D 0.49 per 100 workers

Safer than 49% 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

−1.8

2016→2019

GROB Bluffton injury rate improved

GROB Bluffton's TCR fell 1.8 from 3.1 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.1 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.1 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=1.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333517 · Bluffton, OH AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 63% of ind

DART 0.5 DART
RANK #21/51
PHOTO Stolle Machinery - C…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 35 inj
SIZE ~530 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Stolle Machinery - Centennial (0.0 TCR gap)

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Stolle Machine

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E.H. Wachs

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Riley Gear Sou

2.1
Ingersoll Cutt

2.1

What this shows GROB Bluffton averages 2.1 TCR (63% of the Sheet metal forming machines manufacturing BLS benchmark).

GROB Bluffton TCR series: 2016=3.1 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=1.3 · BLS 3.3

Where GROB Bluffton falls in its industry

391 Sheet metal forming machines m establishments

Safer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.

Grade B

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 51 Sheet metal forming machines m employers in Ohio.

GROB Bluffton (530 employees, TCR 2.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 3.4

GROB Bluffton has more employees than the Sheet metal forming machines manufacturi median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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
2019	1.3	0.5	8
2018	1.9	0.9	11
2016	3.1	0.4	16

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333517 · OH · Bluffton

391 Sheet metal forming machines manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 17 employers in Bluffton, 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	Stolle Machinery - Centennial	CENTENNIAL, CO	2.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	E.H. Wachs	LINCOLNSHIRE, IL	2.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Riley Gear South	ST. AUGUSTINE, FL	2.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company Inc	ROCKFORD, IL	2.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	LAKEVIEW FARMS	DELPHOS	530 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Prospira America Corporation	UPPER SANDUSKY	530 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Owens Corning Neark Insulation Plant	NEWARK	530 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Arhaus Furniture - Corporate Office, OH	BOSTON HEIGHTS	530 FTE
CITY-NEAR	GROB Systems, Incorporated	Bluffton	759 FTE
CITY-NEAR	SumiRiko Ohio Inc.	Bluffton	568 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Bluffton	Bluffton	167 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Bluffton Hospital	Bluffton	154 FTE
NAT-TCR	Red Dog HK	Anchorage, AK	2.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC	Tarrytown, NY	2.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Pageland Hatchery	Pageland, SC	2.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Interfor-Swainsboro	Swainsboro, GA	2.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE	James Construction I&M Division	Baton Rouge, LA	530 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Tucson Electric Power (Energy Delivery/T&D)	Tucson, AZ	530 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Lci - 228	Goshen, IN	530 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Mercy Medical Center - West Lake	West Des Moines, IA	530 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: 2019, 2018, 2016. 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.