Arc welding equipment manufacturing · Ohio
Lincoln Electric Automation Coldwater
Coldwater, OH · ~109 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lincoln Electric Automation Coldwater runs at 64% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Arc welding equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Lincoln Electric Automation Coldwater: 2.1 TCR = 64% of Arc welding equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lincoln Electric Automation Coldwater safety composite
Lincoln Electric Automation Coldwater scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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)
- C 2.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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%).
Lincoln Electric Automation Coldwater held a steady TCR band
Lincoln Electric Automation Coldwater's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.9 in 2021 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=0.9 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333992 · Coldwater, OH AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 64% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #12/22
- PHOTO Industrial Equipment…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~109 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Industrial Equipment Division - North (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lincoln Electric Automation Coldwater in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lincoln Electric Automation Coldwater
2.1 TCR
- Industrial Equ
Industrial Equipment Division - North
2.1 TCR
- PRC
PRC
2.1 TCR
- American Weldq
American Weldquip LLC
2.1 TCR
- J.W. Harris Co
J.W. Harris Co. Inc. - Gainesville
2.1 TCR
What this shows Lincoln Electric Automation Coldwater averages 2.1 TCR (64% of the Arc welding equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lincoln Electric Automation Coldwater TCR series: 2021=0.9 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.3
Where Lincoln Electric Automation Coldwater falls in its industry
129 Arc welding equipment manufact establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 22 Arc welding equipment manufact employers in Ohio.
Lincoln Electric Automation Coldwater has more employees than the Arc welding equipment manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333992 · OH · Coldwater
129 Arc welding equipment manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 28 employers in Coldwater, 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 | Industrial Equipment Division - North | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PRC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Weldquip LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | J.W. Harris Co. Inc. - Gainesville | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GEM Industrial Inc - Ardagh/Project Bluewave | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Don Wartko Construction, Inc. | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | All-Temp Refrigeration Inc | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TFH-EB Inc. dba The Waterworks | 109 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Totally Promotional | 232 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Casad Company Inc | 203 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Briarwood Village | 201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HCF of Briarwood, Inc. | 192 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Austal USA LLC Sdca | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | REV Construction, Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corona depot | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southaven | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Belmont Village Sabre Springs | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kre-Bsl Husky Split Rock Operation LLC | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Avantara Huron | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McMillan Data Communications | 109 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.