Hardening (i.e., heat treating) metals and metal products for the trade · Ohio
Kowalski Heat Treating Company
Cleveland, OH · ~35 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kowalski Heat Treating Company runs at 94% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Hardening (i.e., heat treating) metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade C.
Kowalski Heat Treating Company: 3.1 TCR = 94% of Hardening (i.e., heat treating) metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kowalski Heat Treating Company safety composite
Kowalski Heat Treating Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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→2024
Kowalski Heat Treating Company injury rate improved
Kowalski Heat Treating Company's TCR fell 3.2 from 3.2 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.2 · 2017=2.9 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=7.6 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332811 · Cleveland, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 94% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #17/34
- PHOTO Bluewater Thermal So…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Rockford (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kowalski Heat Treating Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kowalski Heat Treating Company
3.1 TCR
- Bluewater Ther
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Rockford
3.1 TCR
- Apollo Heat Tr
Apollo Heat Treat/Titan Metalurgy
3.1 TCR
- BodyCote Hagga
BodyCote Haggarty
3.1 TCR
- Solar Atmosphe
Solar Atmospheres Southeast
3.1 TCR
What this shows Kowalski Heat Treating Company averages 3.1 TCR (94% of the Hardening (i.e., heat treating) metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Kowalski Heat Treating Company TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2017=2.9 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=7.6 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Kowalski Heat Treating Company falls in its industry
248 Hardening (i.e., heat treating establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 34 Hardening (i.e., heat treating employers in Ohio.
Kowalski Heat Treating Company has fewer employees than the Hardening (i.e., heat treating) metals a median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332811 · OH · Cleveland
248 Hardening (i.e., heat treating) metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 922 employers in Cleveland, 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 | Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Rockford | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Apollo Heat Treat/Titan Metalurgy | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BodyCote Haggarty | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Solar Atmospheres Southeast | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Location 1 | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nursery | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Croton Pullet 3 | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hatchery 1 | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland Clinic Main Campus | 25,629 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | 20,763 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland Medical Center | 10,377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SILCO FIRE & SECURITY - CLEVELAND | 3,641 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cary | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carlie C's IGA #795 | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Waste Industries Morristown TN | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Bend | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ETW | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Book Fairs - Boston | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #93 | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Key Cooperative - S14 | 35 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.