Bridge sections, prefabricated metal, manufacturing · Ohio

Kard Welding, Inc.

Name: Kard Welding, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
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Minster, OH · ~48 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 8.2
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Kard Welding, Inc. runs at 248% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bridge sections, prefabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Kard Welding, Inc.: 8.2 TCR = 248% of Bridge sections, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Kard Welding, Inc. safety composite

Kard Welding, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).

35/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 8.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 21% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2.42 per 100 workers

Safer than 40% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 51% 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

−3.2

2016→2022

Kard Welding, Inc. injury rate improved

Kard Welding, Inc.'s TCR fell 3.2 from 5.6 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 20.6 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=5.6 · 2017=5.4 · 2018=20.6 · 2019=10.0 · 2020=7.4 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=2.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332312 · Minster, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 248% of ind

DART 2.4 DART
RANK #63/81
PHOTO Yajima USA, Ltd
BOOK 7y book
INJ 20 inj
SIZE ~48 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Yajima USA, Ltd (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Kard Welding, Inc. averages 8.2 TCR (248% of the Bridge sections, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Kard Welding, Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.6 · 2017=5.4 · 2018=20.6 · 2019=10 · 2020=7.4 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=2.4 · BLS 3.3

Where Kard Welding, Inc. falls in its industry

1,491 Bridge sections, prefabricated establishments

Safer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #63 safest of 81 Bridge sections, prefabricated employers in Ohio.

Kard Welding, Inc. (48 employees, TCR 8.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 4.6

Kard Welding, Inc. has fewer employees than the Bridge sections, prefabricated metal, ma median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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
2022	2.4	2.4	1
2021	5.9	5.9	2
2020	7.4	7.4	2
2019	10.0	10.0	3
2018	20.6	12.9	8
2017	5.4	5.4	2
2016	5.6	2.8	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332312 · OH · Minster

1,491 Bridge sections, prefabricated metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 22 employers in Minster, 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	Yajima USA, Ltd	RENO, NV	8.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Dave Steel Co Inc - Chesnee	ASHEVILLE, NC	8.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Highview Custom Fabricating	ONEIDA, WI	8.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Ennis Steel Industries, Inc. - Ennis Plant	ENNIS, TX	8.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Ohio Heavy Equipment Leasing, LLC	FAIRFIELD	48 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Butler Rural Electric Cooperative	OXFORD	48 FTE
STATE-SIZE	CenterPoint Energy - Dayton West	DAYTON	48 FTE
STATE-SIZE	US Bronco Services, Inc	FAIRFIELD	48 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Nidec Minster Corporation	Minster	460 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Danone Minster OH	Minster	442 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Danone US LLC	Minster	440 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Crown Equipment Corporation Minster	Minster	278 FTE
NAT-TCR	Maplewood Place	Malden, MA	8.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	264650-Hugo Po	Hugo, MN	8.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	175071-Madison Po	Madison, IN	8.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	170220-Angola Po	Angola, IN	8.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	American Lutheran Homes Mondovi	Mondovi, WI	48 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Banner Welder, Inc.	Germantown, WI	48 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Lanier Place	Cumming, GA	48 FTE
NAT-SIZE	LANXESS Corporation - Oxone	Memphis, TN	48 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: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 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.