Assembly line rebuilding of automotive and truck gasoline engines · Ohio
GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2
Defiance, OH · ~197 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2 runs at 36% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Assembly line rebuilding of automotive and truck gasoline engines workplace, earning a grade A.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.0
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 5.4
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 14
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 3 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). This reflects reported recordable injuries, not an independent safety inspection -- underreporting is a known limitation of employer self-recordkeeping.
Injury rate over time
GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 5.4 industry benchmark.
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 336310.
Where GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2 falls in its industry
233 Assembly line rebuilding of au establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2 has an average TCR of 2.0, which is 36% of the industry average (5.4) for Assembly line rebuilding of automotive and truck gasoline engines. This is significantly better than average.
Safety Insights for GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2
GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2 operates an establishment with approximately 197 full-time equivalent workers in Defiance, OH, classified under the Assembly line rebuilding of automotive and truck gasoline engines industry (NAICS 336310). Across 3 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 14 recordable injuries, 0 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 2.0 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the A letter grade (Excellent Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 5.4 for Assembly line rebuilding of automotive and truck gasoline engines, GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2's workforce experiences 36% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked, a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers, so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR below the benchmark signals that controls, training, or automation may be outperforming peers.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 3 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2 as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries, there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 336310 - Assembly line rebuilding of automotive and truck gasoline engines.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2023)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
4 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 288,577 hours worked = 2.77 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2 (this establishment) | 1.96 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 3-year avg |
| Connecting rods, automotive and truck gasoline engine, manufacturing industry avg | 5.40 | BLS IIF, NAICS 336310 |
| Ohio state avg (all industries) | 3.90 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2 to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2023: 4 reportable incidents · 4 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 5 reportable incidents · 5 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2021: 5 reportable incidents · 5 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Assembly line rebuilding of automotive and truck gasoline engines peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 36% of the Assembly line rebuilding of automotive and truck gasoline engines benchmark, GT Technologies - Defiance Plants 1 and 2 reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Assembly line rebuilding of automotive and truck gasoline engines sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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