Trailer manufacturing · Indiana
Hiker Industries LLC
Columbus, IN · ~34 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hiker Industries LLC runs at 309% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Trailer manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Hiker Industries LLC: 10.2 TCR = 309% of Trailer manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hiker Industries LLC safety composite
Hiker Industries LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Hiker Industries LLC: 9.2 → 11.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 11.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Hiker Industries LLC's TCR rose 2.1 from 9.2 in 2023 to 11.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336214 · Columbus, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.2 · 309% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #104/125
- PHOTO CEDAR PLANT
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CEDAR PLANT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hiker Industries LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- HEARTLAND RVs
HEARTLAND RVs IDAHO
10.3 TCR
- This site
Hiker Industries LLC
10.2 TCR
- CEDAR PLANT
CEDAR PLANT
10.2 TCR
- Interstate Man
Interstate Manufacturing, Inc.
10.2 TCR
- Dalton Enterpr
Dalton Enterprises, Inc.
10.1 TCR
What this shows Hiker Industries LLC averages 10.2 TCR (309% of the Trailer manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Hiker Industries LLC TCR series: 2023=9.2 · 2024=11.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Hiker Industries LLC falls in its industry
262 Trailer manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #104 safest of 125 Trailer manufacturing employers in Indiana.
Hiker Industries LLC has fewer employees than the Trailer manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336214 · IN · Columbus
262 Trailer manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 141 employers in Columbus, IN · 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 | CEDAR PLANT | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Interstate Manufacturing, Inc. | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HEARTLAND RVs IDAHO | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dalton Enterprises, Inc. | 10.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 118-NiSource-Hammond IN-CISC | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Heartland REMC - Markle District | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 220-NiSource-Gary IN-GM&T | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ardizzone Enterprises Inc | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Toyota Material Handling, Inc. | 1,961 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NTN Driveshaft Inc. | 1,756 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Columbus Engine Plant | 1,335 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Commons Office Building | 1,248 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Plant | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlas Butler Capital Services | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hanley Construction | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R&B Reinforcing Steel Corp. | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nissan Baltimore Parts Distribution Center | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northern Colorado Maintenance Center | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1093 Juniata County SD | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midland Texas | 34 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.