Gears, power transmission (except aircraft, motor vehicle), manufacturing · New York
Niagara Gear Corporation
Buffalo, NY · ~24 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Niagara Gear Corporation runs at 130% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Gears, power transmission (except aircraft, motor vehicle), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Niagara Gear Corporation: 4.3 TCR = 130% of Gears, power transmission (except aircraft, motor vehicle), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Niagara Gear Corporation safety composite
Niagara Gear Corporation scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 27%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
−4.7
2016→2021
Niagara Gear Corporation injury rate improved
Niagara Gear Corporation's TCR fell 4.7 from 4.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.5 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.7 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333612 · Buffalo, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 130% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/11
- PHOTO Overton Chicago Gear…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Overton Chicago Gear - Chicago (0.2 TCR gap)
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Niagara Gear Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Penn Machine C
Penn Machine Company LLC - Blairsville Transit
4.5 TCR
- Overton Chicag
Overton Chicago Gear - Chicago
4.4 TCR
- This site
Niagara Gear Corporation
4.3 TCR
- SEW Eurodrive
SEW Eurodrive Lyman Manufacturing
4.1 TCR
- IDC Industries
IDC Industries, Inc.
4 TCR
What this shows Niagara Gear Corporation averages 4.3 TCR (130% of the Gears, power transmission (except aircraft, motor vehicle), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Niagara Gear Corporation TCR series: 2016=4.7 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Niagara Gear Corporation falls in its industry
106 Gears, power transmission (exc establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 11 Gears, power transmission (exc employers in New York.
Niagara Gear Corporation has fewer employees than the Gears, power transmission (except aircra median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333612 · NY · Buffalo
106 Gears, power transmission (except aircraft, motor vehicle), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 532 employers in Buffalo, NY · 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 | Overton Chicago Gear - Chicago | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Penn Machine Company LLC - Blairsville Transit | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SEW Eurodrive Lyman Manufacturing | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IDC Industries, Inc. | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bittner Singer Orchards | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wegmans Organic Farm | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lawnel Farms 2 LLC | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dairy | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buffalo General Hospital | 3,556 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | 2,379 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WNY Independent Living, Inc. | 1,988 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kaleida Health Oishei Childrens Hospital | 1,765 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Dept. of Health & Social Services (37) | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Montebello HealthCare Center | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 30231-Capstone Kroger Denver Co | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Franciscan Physician Network Munster | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | El Ahorro Supermarket #9, LLC | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AN3 Logisitcs LLC | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Parts - Portland | 24 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.