Motor vehicle towing services · Ohio
Rich's Towing & Service Inc
Middleburg Heights, OH · ~59 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rich's Towing & Service Inc runs at 77% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Motor vehicle towing services workplace, earning a grade B.
Rich's Towing & Service Inc: 3.5 TCR = 77% of Motor vehicle towing services BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rich's Towing & Service Inc safety composite
Rich's Towing & Service Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−6.6
2016→2024
Rich's Towing & Service Inc injury rate improved
Rich's Towing & Service Inc's TCR fell 6.6 from 6.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.6 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=1.5 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488410 · Middleburg Heights, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 3.5 · 77% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/9
- PHOTO United Towing & Tran…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: United Towing & Transport Frisco (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rich's Towing & Service Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rich's Towing & Service Inc
3.5 TCR
- Merl's Towing
Merl's Towing Service
3.5 TCR
- Voigt Inc DBA
Voigt Inc DBA Smitty's Towing
3.5 TCR
- United Towing
United Towing & Transport Frisco
3.4 TCR
- Guardian
Guardian
3.4 TCR
What this shows Rich's Towing & Service Inc averages 3.5 TCR (77% of the Motor vehicle towing services BLS benchmark).
Rich's Towing & Service Inc TCR series: 2016=6.6 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=1.5 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Rich's Towing & Service Inc falls in its industry
157 Motor vehicle towing services establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 9 Motor vehicle towing services employers in Ohio.
Rich's Towing & Service Inc has more employees than the Motor vehicle towing services median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488410 · OH · Middleburg Heights
157 Motor vehicle towing services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 75 employers in Middleburg Heights, 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 | United Towing & Transport Frisco | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Merl's Towing Service | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Voigt Inc DBA Smitty's Towing | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Guardian | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Transmission Columbus Svc Ctr | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JK Excavating, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brumbaugh Construction, Inc | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Moraine Office & Miscellaneous Projects | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southwest General | 2,617 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OHMID - MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS | 1,545 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS (OHMID) | 1,445 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stevens Engineers & Constructors | 581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CGH Dixon Health Center | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #91 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rich Products Morristown | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richardson Aviation | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Insight FS - Antigo | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 550 - Dump - Tempe | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Norfolk Iron & Metal Co- Durant | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Napoleon Care Center | 59 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.