Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished · Ohio
Schaefer Equipment
Warren, OH · ~58 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Schaefer Equipment runs at 206% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished workplace, earning a grade F.
Schaefer Equipment: 6.8 TCR = 206% of Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Schaefer Equipment safety composite
Schaefer Equipment scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−7.5
2016→2024
Schaefer Equipment injury rate improved
Schaefer Equipment's TCR fell 7.5 from 9.0 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 15.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.0 · 2017=6.4 · 2018=7.6 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=15.9 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332111 · Warren, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.8 · 206% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #30/41
- PHOTO North American Forge…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: North American Forgemasters (0.0 TCR gap)
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Schaefer Equipment in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Schaefer Equipment
6.8 TCR
- North American
North American Forgemasters
6.8 TCR
- Typhan-Omni
Typhan-Omni
6.8 TCR
- Mid-West Forge
Mid-West Forge Corporation
6.7 TCR
- Western of Tex
Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co.
6.7 TCR
What this shows Schaefer Equipment averages 6.8 TCR (206% of the Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished BLS benchmark).
Schaefer Equipment TCR series: 2016=9 · 2017=6.4 · 2018=7.6 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=15.9 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Schaefer Equipment falls in its industry
241 Steel forgings made from purch establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.0.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 41 Steel forgings made from purch employers in Ohio.
Schaefer Equipment has fewer employees than the Steel forgings made from purchased steel median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.0. 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 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15.9 | 14.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332111 · OH · Warren
241 Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 142 employers in Warren, 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 | North American Forgemasters | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Typhan-Omni | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mid-West Forge Corporation | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Western of Texas Forge & Flange Co. | 6.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Spring Meadow Farms | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aspire Energy | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | K. Hovnanian Companies, LLC - N Ohio | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DCY | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lordstown Complex | 2,768 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ultium Cells, Lordstown | 2,000 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Homegoods Ohio Merchants LLC | 1,282 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Warren Hospital | 953 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Echo Park RC | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Proteus, Inc. Education Division | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BFI Waste Services of Pennsylvania, LLC | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Montgomery, IN | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Stephen IGA #658 | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KJ's Market #654 | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 341-NiSource-Vint Hill VA | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fareway Stores, Inc. 099 Worthington | 58 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.