Plumbing fixtures, metal, manufacturing · Ohio

N. Wasserstrom & Sons

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Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Columbus, OH · ~280 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.6
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

N. Wasserstrom & Sons runs at 78% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Plumbing fixtures, metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

N. Wasserstrom & Sons: 2.6 TCR = 78% of Plumbing fixtures, metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

N. Wasserstrom & Sons safety composite

N. Wasserstrom & Sons scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 51%), 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).

60/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.56 per 100 workers

Safer than 73% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.61 per 100 workers

Safer than 51% 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

N. Wasserstrom & Sons: 1.9 → 2.6 TCR

Peak year 2019 @ 3.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.63× in 2024

N. Wasserstrom & Sons's TCR rose 0.7 from 1.9 in 2016 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332999 · Columbus, OH AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 78% of ind

DART 1.6 DART
RANK #21/80
PHOTO Edstrom Industries, …
BOOK 4y book
INJ 31 inj
SIZE ~280 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Edstrom Industries, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.5
Supreme Cores

2.5

What this shows N. Wasserstrom & Sons averages 2.6 TCR (78% of the Plumbing fixtures, metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

N. Wasserstrom & Sons TCR series: 2016=1.9 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=3.3 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.3

Where N. Wasserstrom & Sons falls in its industry

827 Plumbing fixtures, metal, manu establishments

Safer than 73% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 80 Plumbing fixtures, metal, manu employers in Ohio.

N. Wasserstrom & Sons (280 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 67 employees and a TCR of 4.5

N. Wasserstrom & Sons has more employees than the Plumbing fixtures, metal, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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
2024	2.6	1.6	8
2019	3.3	0.7	9
2018	2.5	0.4	7
2016	1.9	0.0	7

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332999 · OH · Columbus

827 Plumbing fixtures, metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,500 employers in Columbus, OH · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Edstrom Industries, LLC	WATERFORD, WI	2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Kurt J Lesker Company	JEFFERSON HILLS, PA	2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Sumner Houston	HOUSTON, TX	2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Supreme Cores Holdings, LLC - Milwaukee, WI Facility	MILWAUKEE, WI	2.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	MaMa Rosa's LLC	SIDNEY	280 FTE
STATE-SIZE	King Nut Companies	SOLON	280 FTE
STATE-SIZE	OH - Columbus - 950 Stelzer Rd - The American Bottling Company	COLUMBUS	280 FTE
STATE-SIZE	TOLEDO OH	TOLEDO	280 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Nationwide Children's Hospital	Columbus	13,367 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Nationwide Children's Hospital Main Campus	Columbus	10,116 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Riverside Methodist Hospital	Columbus	9,759 FTE
CITY-NEAR	North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CMH1	Columbus	5,057 FTE
NAT-TCR	EuroKera North America, Inc.	Fountain Inn, SC	2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	BEF Foods, INC. - Sulphur Springs	Sulphur Springs, TX	2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Shiner Nursing and Rehabilitation	Shiner, TX	2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Everest Waterproofing & Restoration, Inc	San Francisco, CA	2.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Imperial Industries Inc	Rothschild, WI	280 FTE
NAT-SIZE	White Oaks Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	Woodbury, NY	280 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Schaefer Systems International, Inc.	Charlotte, NC	280 FTE
NAT-SIZE	South Coast Plaza	Costa Mesa, CA	280 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2019, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.