Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · Ohio
Material Sciences Corporation
Walbridge, OH · ~81 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Material Sciences Corporation runs at 191% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
Material Sciences Corporation: 6.3 TCR = 191% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Material Sciences Corporation safety composite
Material Sciences Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Material Sciences Corporation: 2.6 → 10.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 10.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.29× in 2024
Material Sciences Corporation's TCR rose 7.5 from 2.6 in 2016 to 10.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Walbridge, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 191% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #52/62
- PHOTO PBTT, Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 50 inj
- SIZE ~81 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PBTT, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Material Sciences Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- J & M Plating
J & M Plating Inc
6.4 TCR
- This site
Material Sciences Corporation
6.3 TCR
- PBTT, Inc.
PBTT, Inc.
6.3 TCR
- Voss Clark
Voss Clark
6.2 TCR
- Eastern Platin
Eastern Plating, LLC
6.2 TCR
What this shows Material Sciences Corporation averages 6.3 TCR (191% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Material Sciences Corporation TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=9.6 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=7.1 · 2024=10.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Material Sciences Corporation falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #52 safest of 62 Electroplating metals and form employers in Ohio.
Material Sciences Corporation has more employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 10.1 | 1.8 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · OH · Walbridge
585 Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 28 employers in Walbridge, 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 | PBTT, Inc. | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Voss Clark | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | J & M Plating Inc | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eastern Plating, LLC | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | A-1 Egg Farm | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ohio's Electric Cooperatives | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Zanesville Service Center | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Combs Interior Specialties, Inc. | 81 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GEM Industrial Inc. - Walbridge Office | 652 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GEM Industrial Inc. (All Companies) | 528 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GEM Industrial Inc. - Walbridge | 458 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rudolph Libbe Inc - Walbridge | 385 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | BJs Uxbridge | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R+L Carriers - RIC | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SHIROKI North America - Dalton | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Governor's Square Mall Complex | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SRC Automotive, Inc. (2) | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rosendale Dairy, LLC | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern WV Asphalt | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Coke Northeast - Cape Cod | 81 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.