Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished · Ohio
Mid-West Forge Corporation
Cleveland, OH · ~227 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mid-West Forge Corporation runs at 204% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished workplace, earning a grade F.
Mid-West Forge Corporation: 6.7 TCR = 204% of Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mid-West Forge Corporation safety composite
Mid-West Forge Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
Mid-West Forge Corporation: 3.8 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 12.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.62× in 2024
Mid-West Forge Corporation's TCR rose 2.5 from 3.8 in 2016 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332111 · Cleveland, OH ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 204% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #29/41
- PHOTO Western of Texas For…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 95 inj
- SIZE ~227 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mid-West Forge Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- North American
North American Forgemasters
6.8 TCR
- This site
Mid-West Forge Corporation
6.7 TCR
- Western of Tex
Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co.
6.7 TCR
- 6086_14492
6086_14492
6.7 TCR
- 6086_14493
6086_14493
6.7 TCR
What this shows Mid-West Forge Corporation averages 6.7 TCR (204% of the Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS benchmark).
Mid-West Forge Corporation TCR series: 2016=3.8 · 2017=7.1 · 2018=12 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=5.3 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Mid-West Forge Corporation falls in its industry
241 Cold forgings made from purcha establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.0.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 41 Cold forgings made from purcha employers in Ohio.
Mid-West Forge Corporation has more employees than the Cold forgings made from purchased iron o median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.0. 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 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332111 · OH · Cleveland
241 Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished 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 | Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6086_14492 | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6086_14493 | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | North American Forgemasters | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fossil Support | 227 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Liberty Maintenance Inc | 227 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WCD LLC Vandalia | 227 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OPW FCC | 227 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 | Spirit Lake Facility | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 06 Grand Rapids | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1365 Thruway Auto Parts | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kentucky State Penitentiary | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | HoneywellTX95 | 227 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ULA | 227 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Minneapolis | 227 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Andersen Interior Contracting, Inc. | 227 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.