Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · Ohio
MTD Products Inc. Valley City Site
Valley City, OH · ~824 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 0.5
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
MTD Products Inc. Valley City Site runs at 102% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade C.
MTD Products Inc. Valley City Site: 0.5 TCR = 102% of Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS 0.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
MTD Products Inc. Valley City Site safety composite
MTD Products Inc. Valley City Site scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.5
2023→2024
MTD Products Inc. Valley City Site injury rate improved
MTD Products Inc. Valley City Site's TCR fell 0.5 from 0.8 in 2023 to 0.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 0.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=0.8 · 2024=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541712 · Valley City, OH ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 0.5 · 102% of ind
- DART 0.1 DART
- RANK #14/24
- PHOTO Waymo Chandler
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~824 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Waymo Chandler (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Ohio employers → · Look up another →
MTD Products Inc. Valley City Site in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
MTD Products Inc. Valley City Site
0.5 TCR
- Waymo Chandler
Waymo Chandler
0.5 TCR
- Honda R&D - Oh
Honda R&D - Ohio
0.5 TCR
- Arkema Inc - K
Arkema Inc - KOP
0.5 TCR
- ML Headquarter
ML Headquarters
0.5 TCR
What this shows MTD Products Inc. Valley City Site averages 0.5 TCR (102% of the Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).
MTD Products Inc. Valley City Site TCR series: 2023=0.8 · 2024=0.3 · BLS 0.5
Where MTD Products Inc. Valley City Site falls in its industry
319 Physical science research and establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 24 Physical science research and employers in Ohio.
MTD Products Inc. Valley City Site has more employees than the Physical science research and developmen median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541712 · OH · Valley City
319 Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 35 employers in Valley City, 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 | Waymo Chandler | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Honda R&D - Ohio | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arkema Inc - KOP | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ML Headquarters | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Libbey Toledo Plant | 824 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DMAX, Ltd. | 824 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OCLC, Inc. | 824 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BWX Technologies, Inc. Nuclear Operations Group - Barberton | 825 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Superior Roll Forming LLC | 252 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mack Industries Inc | 148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mack Concrete Industries, Inc | 146 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Three D Metals, Inc. | 124 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CA-General Office #2 | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sherman Home Care | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kidd's Services | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gordon Evans Energy Center | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BAE Systems Electronic Systems CIA03 | 824 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grand Blanc Community Schools | 824 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carbondale | 824 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | El Dorado Furniture | 824 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.