Off-highway trucks manufacturing · Oklahoma
Mertz Manufacturing, Inc.
Ponca City, OK · ~209 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. runs at 210% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Off-highway trucks manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Mertz Manufacturing, Inc.: 6.9 TCR = 210% of Off-highway trucks manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. safety composite
Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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
Mertz Manufacturing, Inc.: 5.8 → 8.1 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 9.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.85× in 2024
Mertz Manufacturing, Inc.'s TCR rose 2.3 from 5.8 in 2016 to 8.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333120 · Ponca City, OK ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 6.9 · 210% of ind
- DART 5.9 DART
- RANK #13/14
- PHOTO Kobelco Construction…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 112 inj
- SIZE ~209 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kobelco Construction Machinery USA, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Zimmerman Indu
Zimmerman Industries Inc
7 TCR
- Rockland Manuf
Rockland Manufacturing Weber Plant
7 TCR
- This site
Mertz Manufacturing, Inc.
6.9 TCR
- Kobelco Constr
Kobelco Construction Machinery USA, Inc.
6.9 TCR
- Bay Shore Syst
Bay Shore Systems, Inc.
6.8 TCR
What this shows Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. averages 6.9 TCR (210% of the Off-highway trucks manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.8 · 2017=7.5 · 2020=4 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=9 · 2023=8.2 · 2024=8.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. falls in its industry
400 Off-highway trucks manufacturi establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Oklahoma alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 14 Off-highway trucks manufacturi employers in Oklahoma.
Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. has more employees than the Off-highway trucks manufacturing 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 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333120 · OK · Ponca City
400 Off-highway trucks manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,320 rated employers in Oklahoma with headcount on file · 57 employers in Ponca City, OK · 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 | Kobelco Construction Machinery USA, Inc. | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zimmerman Industries Inc | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rockland Manufacturing Weber Plant | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bay Shore Systems, Inc. | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | International Flavors and Fragrances | 209 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwest Cooling Towers, Inc. | 209 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trinity Woods | 209 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CP Kelco OKM | 208 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dorada Foods | 724 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ponca City Refinery | 658 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 823 | 357 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 823 | 348 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 2197 - Westminster Orchard Parkway | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McCallie School | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Zimmerman Transfer Inc. | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Charcuterie Artisans (Daniele Inc) | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DeWys Manufacturing | 209 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Valle Del Sol | 209 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Greensboro- Engineering and Inspections | 209 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southwest MacArthur | 209 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.