Buffing metals and metal products for the trade · Ohio
Microfinish
Vandalia, OH · ~44 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Microfinish runs at 133% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Buffing metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
Microfinish: 4.4 TCR = 133% of Buffing metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Microfinish safety composite
Microfinish scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
Microfinish: 4.2 → 8.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.66× in 2024
Microfinish's TCR rose 4.4 from 4.2 in 2016 to 8.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Vandalia, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 133% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #40/62
- PHOTO Electro Fiber Techno…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Electro Fiber Technologies LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Microfinish in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Microfinish
4.4 TCR
- Electro Fiber
Electro Fiber Technologies LLC
4.4 TCR
- Arnold's Metal
Arnold's Metal Finishing Inc.
4.4 TCR
- Philson, Inc.
Philson, Inc.
4.4 TCR
- Cleanpart East
Cleanpart East
4.4 TCR
What this shows Microfinish averages 4.4 TCR (133% of the Buffing metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Microfinish TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=5.9 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=0 · 2021=2.3 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=5.5 · 2024=8.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Microfinish falls in its industry
585 Buffing metals and metal produ establishmentsSafer than 45% 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 #40 safest of 62 Buffing metals and metal produ employers in Ohio.
Microfinish has fewer employees than the Buffing metals and metal products for th 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 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · OH · Vandalia
585 Buffing metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 85 employers in Vandalia, 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 | Electro Fiber Technologies LLC | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arnold's Metal Finishing Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Philson, Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cleanpart East | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | D.T.S.S. Inc. | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Day Farms - Croton | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Licking Rural Electricfication | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Columbus SE Service Center | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - LUK2 | 2,382 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Crocs Inc. Cayman | 605 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Energizer Holdings - Global Auto Care - Dayton | 415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | All Service Plastic Molding, Inc. Falls Creek | 408 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mates Inc | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clearwater Composites LLC | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KAG West 52001 West Sacramento | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cookshack | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lyngso Garden Materials, Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Christopher Heights of Northampton | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bateman-Hall Inc | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crete Fire Department | 44 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.