Industrial machinery and equipment (except electrical) merchant wholesalers · Oregon
NorthWest Handling Systems - Portland
Portland, OR · ~132 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
NorthWest Handling Systems - Portland runs at 130% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Industrial machinery and equipment (except electrical) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
NorthWest Handling Systems - Portland: 2.9 TCR = 130% of Industrial machinery and equipment (except electrical) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
NorthWest Handling Systems - Portland safety composite
NorthWest Handling Systems - Portland scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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%).
NorthWest Handling Systems - Portland held a steady TCR band
NorthWest Handling Systems - Portland's TCR held near 0.0 from 3.7 in 2019 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.7 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423830 · Portland, OR ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 2.9 · 130% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #8/15
- PHOTO OTP Industrial Solu…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~132 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: OTP Industrial Solutions (0.0 TCR gap)
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NorthWest Handling Systems - Portland in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
NorthWest Handling Systems - Portland
2.9 TCR
- OTP Industrial
OTP Industrial Solutions
2.9 TCR
- Gosiger Machin
Gosiger Machine Tools, LLC Exton, PA
2.9 TCR
- RSCI Cincinnat
RSCI Cincinnati
2.8 TCR
- JF Acquisition
JF Acquisitions, LLC d/b/a JF Petroleum Group: Raleigh, NC
2.8 TCR
What this shows NorthWest Handling Systems - Portland averages 2.9 TCR (130% of the Industrial machinery and equipment (except electrical) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
NorthWest Handling Systems - Portland TCR series: 2019=3.7 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=0 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 2.2
Where NorthWest Handling Systems - Portland falls in its industry
911 Industrial machinery and equip establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Oregon alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 15 Industrial machinery and equip employers in Oregon.
NorthWest Handling Systems - Portland has more employees than the Industrial machinery and equipment (exce median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423830 · OR · Portland
911 Industrial machinery and equipment (except electrical) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 8,031 rated employers in Oregon with headcount on file · 1,728 employers in Portland, OR · 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 | OTP Industrial Solutions | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gosiger Machine Tools, LLC Exton, PA | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RSCI Cincinnati | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JF Acquisitions, LLC d/b/a JF Petroleum Group: Raleigh, NC | 2.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Store 1 | 132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Met One Instruments, Inc | 132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SWY-0019-0019-01231 FAC-01231-CLACKAMAS-OR | 132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6400-SWY 0019 0412 | 132 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OHSU Main Campus | 18,003 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OR349 PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CTR-PORTLA | 4,033 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OR346 PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CTR-PORTLAND | 3,684 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2252-00000530 | 3,498 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Phoenix Contractors | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CSVT Southern Earthwork | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mancor-IN, Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Junction City Packaging | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fredericksburg VA Truss | 132 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 1822 | 132 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jacksonville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | 132 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago Call Center | 132 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.