Wire, mechanical, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants · Ohio
Republic Wire, Inc
West Chester, OH · ~130 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Republic Wire, Inc runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Wire, mechanical, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants workplace, earning a grade D.
Republic Wire, Inc: 5.1 TCR = 153% of Wire, mechanical, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Republic Wire, Inc safety composite
Republic Wire, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
Republic Wire, Inc: 2.0 → 4.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 7.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.36× in 2024
Republic Wire, Inc's TCR rose 2.9 from 2.0 in 2016 to 4.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331420 · West Chester, OH ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 153% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #8/16
- PHOTO International Wire -…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 55 inj
- SIZE ~130 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: International Wire - Bremen Indiana Operations (0.0 TCR gap)
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Republic Wire, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- SUPERIOR ESSEX
SUPERIOR ESSEX COMMUNICATIONS LLC
5.2 TCR
- This site
Republic Wire, Inc
5.1 TCR
- International
International Wire - Bremen Indiana Operations
5.1 TCR
- Pelican Wire
Pelican Wire
5.1 TCR
- Cerro Flow Pro
Cerro Flow Products, LLC - Shelbina
5 TCR
What this shows Republic Wire, Inc averages 5.1 TCR (153% of the Wire, mechanical, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants BLS benchmark).
Republic Wire, Inc TCR series: 2016=2 · 2017=6.1 · 2018=6.4 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=7.3 · 2022=6 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Republic Wire, Inc falls in its industry
198 Wire, mechanical, copper and c establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 16 Wire, mechanical, copper and c employers in Ohio.
Republic Wire, Inc has more employees than the Wire, mechanical, copper and copper allo median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331420 · OH · West Chester
198 Wire, mechanical, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants 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 | International Wire - Bremen Indiana Operations | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cerro Flow Products, LLC - Shelbina | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pelican Wire | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SUPERIOR ESSEX COMMUNICATIONS LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastlake | 130 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AKRON WILBETH SHOP | 130 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Welty Building Company Shared Services | 130 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hammond Construction, Inc. | 130 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 | Glovis Georgia | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bel Air 524-Folsom | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Binder Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Currituck Health and Rehab | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Building Maintenance Services LLC | 130 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chippewa County | 130 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alemite, LLC | 130 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fusion Imaging | 130 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.