Vending Machine Operators · Ohio

HQSC and Operations

Warren, OH · ~418 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.5
Avg TCR
3.0
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

HQSC and Operations runs at 151% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Vending Machine Operators workplace, earning a grade D.

HQSC and Operations: 4.5 TCR = 151% of Vending Machine Operators BLS 3.0 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

HQSC and Operations safety composite

HQSC and Operations scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).

D

41/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.53 per 100 workers

Safer than 37% of industry peers

DART rate
D 0.97 per 100 workers

Safer than 39% 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

−5.2

2016→2024

HQSC and Operations injury rate improved

HQSC and Operations's TCR fell 5.2 from 7.1 in 2016 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=7.1 · 2024=1.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 722310 · Warren, OH ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 151% of ind

  • DART 1.0 DART
  • RANK #138/221
  • PHOTO 7251-PDLLC-CEDAR CRE…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 30 inj
  • SIZE ~418 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 7251-PDLLC-CEDAR CREST COLLEGE (0.0 TCR gap)

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HQSC and Operations in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows HQSC and Operations averages 4.5 TCR (151% of the Vending Machine Operators BLS benchmark).

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

HQSC and Operations TCR series: 2016=7.1 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.0

Where HQSC and Operations falls in its industry

6,952 Vending Machine Operators establishments

Safer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #138 safest of 221 Vending Machine Operators employers in Ohio.

HQSC and Operations (418 employees, TCR 4.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 43 employees and a TCR of 3.5 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 0200400600800 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate HQSC and Operations
HQSC and Operations (418 employees, TCR 4.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 43 employees and a TCR of 3.5

HQSC and Operations has more employees than the Vending Machine Operators median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 Fatalities
2024 1.9 1.0 10 0 0
2016 7.1 2.5 20 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

722310 · OH · Warren

6,952 Vending Machine Operators employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 142 employers in Warren, 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 7251-PDLLC-CEDAR CREST COLLEGE 4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Cfare Foods, LLC 4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR CSU-F Gastronome 4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR BNA 359 AIR FREIGHT BLV 4.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE Siemens Industry Incorporated 418 FTE
STATE-SIZE MOBIS North America, LLC 418 FTE
STATE-SIZE London #4684 418 FTE
STATE-SIZE Information Services 418 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lordstown Complex 2,768 FTE
CITY-NEAR Ultium Cells, Lordstown 2,000 FTE
CITY-NEAR Homegoods Ohio Merchants LLC 1,282 FTE
CITY-NEAR Warren Hospital 953 FTE
NAT-TCR Heritage Hall Blackstone 4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Doan Companies 4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR 500 Office Center Drive, Ste 100 4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Midwest Copier Exchange 4.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Las Vegas Office 418 FTE
NAT-SIZE Griswold Industries 418 FTE
NAT-SIZE CMC Steel South Carolina 418 FTE
NAT-SIZE Fulton Corporation 418 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: 2024, 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.