Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing · Ohio
Ohio Gasket and Shim
Akron, OH · ~58 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ohio Gasket and Shim runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Ohio Gasket and Shim: 4.2 TCR = 128% of Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ohio Gasket and Shim safety composite
Ohio Gasket and Shim scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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)
- F 4.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Ohio Gasket and Shim: 3.7 → 9.9 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 9.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Ohio Gasket and Shim's TCR rose 6.2 from 3.7 in 2016 to 9.9 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339991 · Akron, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 128% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #21/23
- PHOTO Rubberlite Inc.
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rubberlite Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ohio Gasket and Shim in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- ILPEA Industri
ILPEA Industries - Evansville
4.3 TCR
- This site
Ohio Gasket and Shim
4.2 TCR
- Rubberlite Inc
Rubberlite Inc.
4.2 TCR
- 300-TX-ORM
300-TX-ORM
4.2 TCR
- Cometic Gasket
Cometic Gasket
4.2 TCR
What this shows Ohio Gasket and Shim averages 4.2 TCR (128% of the Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ohio Gasket and Shim TCR series: 2016=3.7 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=6.3 · 2019=5 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.7 · 2023=9.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Ohio Gasket and Shim falls in its industry
218 Gasket, packing, and sealing d establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 23 Gasket, packing, and sealing d employers in Ohio.
Ohio Gasket and Shim has fewer employees than the Gasket, packing, and sealing devices man median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339991 · OH · Akron
218 Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 512 employers in Akron, 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 | Rubberlite Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 300-TX-ORM | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ILPEA Industries - Evansville | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cometic Gasket | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Spring Meadow Farms | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aspire Energy | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | K. Hovnanian Companies, LLC - N Ohio | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DCY | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron | 6,746 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Akron Children's Hospital | 6,060 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Summa Health - Akron City | 4,801 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Akron General Medical Center | 4,176 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Silgan Plastic Food Containers - 1 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Advanced Manufacturing Division | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USM Fulton | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Universal Electric Company INc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JLM-Lawrence | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stutsman Transportation Inc. | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oxford Fire and Ambulance | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southland Utility Services | 58 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.