Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing · Ohio
RK Industries Inc.
Ottawa, OH · ~68 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
RK Industries Inc. runs at 262% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
RK Industries Inc.: 8.7 TCR = 262% of Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
RK Industries Inc. safety composite
RK Industries Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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%).
TCR Δ
−18.6
2019→2023
RK Industries Inc. injury rate improved
RK Industries Inc.'s TCR fell 18.6 from 20.5 in 2019 to 1.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 20.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=20.5 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Ottawa, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.7 · 262% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #33/38
- PHOTO Modern Welding Compa…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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RK Industries Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Mi-Kee-Tro Met
Mi-Kee-Tro Metal Mfg.
8.8 TCR
- Metal Works In
Metal Works Inc
8.8 TCR
- This site
RK Industries Inc.
8.7 TCR
- Modern Welding
Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc.
8.7 TCR
- Air Heater Sea
Air Heater Seal Company Inc.
8.6 TCR
What this shows RK Industries Inc. averages 8.7 TCR (262% of the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
RK Industries Inc. TCR series: 2019=20.5 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where RK Industries Inc. falls in its industry
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #33 safest of 38 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut employers in Ohio.
RK Industries Inc. has more employees than the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punc median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · OH · Ottawa
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 19 employers in Ottawa, 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 | Modern Welding Company of Owensboro, Inc. | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Air Heater Seal Company Inc. | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mi-Kee-Tro Metal Mfg. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metal Works Inc | 8.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FarmaceuticalRX LLC OH | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maria Gardens | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trillium Farms Layer 1 | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trillium Farms Layer 4 | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Whirlpool Corporation | 503 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Whirlpool Corporation - Ottawa Operations | 471 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Whirlpool Corporation- Ottawa | 440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2542 | 223 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stutsman Transportation Inc. | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Versevo Inc | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pine Bluff | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vallarta Supermarkets #25 | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cardinal Health SLC PHARM | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hiawatha | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Refinery Services Group | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BT Mechanicsburg | 68 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.