Fence gates, posts, and fittings, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants · Ohio
Richard's Fence Company
Akron, OH · ~33 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Richard's Fence Company runs at 220% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fence gates, posts, and fittings, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants workplace, earning a grade F.
Richard's Fence Company: 7.3 TCR = 220% of Fence gates, posts, and fittings, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Richard's Fence Company safety composite
Richard's Fence Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% 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
−5.2
2017→2024
Richard's Fence Company injury rate improved
Richard's Fence Company's TCR fell 5.2 from 8.3 in 2017 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 14.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.3 · 2018=3.0 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=14.2 · 2021=11.7 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331222 · Akron, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.3 · 220% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #9/14
- PHOTO US Wire : Kent
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: US Wire : Kent (0.0 TCR gap)
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Richard's Fence Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Richard's Fence Company
7.3 TCR
- US Wire : Kent
US Wire : Kent
7.3 TCR
- Brown-Pacific,
Brown-Pacific, Inc.
7.2 TCR
- Sumiden Wire P
Sumiden Wire Products Corporation - TN
7.1 TCR
- Strand Tech Ma
Strand Tech Manufacturing, Inc.
7.1 TCR
What this shows Richard's Fence Company averages 7.3 TCR (220% of the Fence gates, posts, and fittings, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants BLS benchmark).
Richard's Fence Company TCR series: 2017=8.3 · 2018=3 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=14.2 · 2021=11.7 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Richard's Fence Company falls in its industry
163 Fence gates, posts, and fittin establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 14 Fence gates, posts, and fittin employers in Ohio.
Richard's Fence Company has fewer employees than the Fence gates, posts, and fittings, iron o median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331222 · OH · Akron
163 Fence gates, posts, and fittings, iron or steel, made in wire drawing plants 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 | US Wire : Kent | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brown-Pacific, Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sumiden Wire Products Corporation - TN | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Strand Tech Manufacturing, Inc. | 7.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Foertmeyer & Sons Greenhouse | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trillium Farms Croton Pullet 1 | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Philadelphia Service Building | 33 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 | CSB Nutrition Corporation | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | J. C. Lansdowne, Inc. | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Zimbrick Chevrolet | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Miami North | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Innovation Mold & Design, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hunsaker Exteriors | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mi - Gm Ppo | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gembecki Mechanical Services Inc | 33 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.