Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing · Ohio
polymet Corporation
West Chester, OH · ~50 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
polymet Corporation runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
polymet Corporation: 4.6 TCR = 139% of Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
polymet Corporation safety composite
polymet Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
polymet Corporation: 5.8 → 6.2 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 7.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.9× in 2024
polymet Corporation's TCR rose 0.4 from 5.8 in 2017 to 6.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333992 · West Chester, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 139% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #19/22
- PHOTO Valley Machine Compa…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Valley Machine Company, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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polymet Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Pro Spot Inter
Pro Spot International
4.7 TCR
- This site
polymet Corporation
4.6 TCR
- Valley Machine
Valley Machine Company, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- System Technol
System Technologies, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- Welding Access
Welding Accessories and Cutting - Watertown
4.4 TCR
What this shows polymet Corporation averages 4.6 TCR (139% of the Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
polymet Corporation TCR series: 2017=5.8 · 2018=5.9 · 2019=7.5 · 2020=0 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=0 · 2023=6.8 · 2024=6.2 · BLS 3.3
Where polymet Corporation falls in its industry
129 Welding wire or rods (i.e., co establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 22 Welding wire or rods (i.e., co employers in Ohio.
polymet Corporation has fewer employees than the Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, core median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333992 · OH · West Chester
129 Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 205 employers in West Chester, 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 | Valley Machine Company, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | System Technologies, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pro Spot International | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Welding Accessories and Cutting - Watertown | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Columbia Care Ohio LLC | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rossburg | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | B & D Water Inc. | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Columbus SE Svc Ctr | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lithko Contracting, LLC | 2,120 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | West Chester Hospital LLC | 1,413 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cornerstone Services Group | 1,102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ohio DC2 | 939 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | KLINGSPOR Abrasives, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palestine Regional Medical Center - EVS | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aloha Air Cargo - HNL | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sun Pacific Farming Cooperative, Inc | Grape Northern | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | McCormick & Schmick's Catering | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Napuck Salvage of Waupaca, LLC | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blakemore Construction Corporation | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hotel Indigo Dallas Downtown | 50 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.