Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished · Ohio
SIFCO Forge
Cleveland, OH · ~165 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
SIFCO Forge runs at 165% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished workplace, earning a grade D.
SIFCO Forge: 5.4 TCR = 165% of Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
SIFCO Forge safety composite
SIFCO Forge scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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%).
SIFCO Forge held a steady TCR band
SIFCO Forge's TCR held near 0.3 from 5.4 in 2016 to 5.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.4 · 2017=6.1 · 2019=8.0 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=5.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332111 · Cleveland, OH ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 165% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #25/41
- PHOTO Forge
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 57 inj
- SIZE ~165 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Forge (0.0 TCR gap)
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SIFCO Forge in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Forge
Forge
5.5 TCR
- Hirschvogel In
Hirschvogel Incorporated
5.5 TCR
- AAM Metal Form
AAM Metal Forming Chicago Facility 1
5.5 TCR
- US Drop Forge
US Drop Forge
5.5 TCR
- This site
SIFCO Forge
5.4 TCR
What this shows SIFCO Forge averages 5.4 TCR (165% of the Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS benchmark).
SIFCO Forge TCR series: 2016=5.4 · 2017=6.1 · 2019=8 · 2022=4 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=5.7 · BLS 3.3
Where SIFCO Forge falls in its industry
241 Drop forgings made from purcha establishmentsSafer than 45% 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 #25 safest of 41 Drop forgings made from purcha employers in Ohio.
SIFCO Forge has more employees than the Drop forgings made from purchased iron o 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 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332111 · OH · Cleveland
241 Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 922 employers in Cleveland, 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 | Forge | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hirschvogel Incorporated | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AAM Metal Forming Chicago Facility 1 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | US Drop Forge | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Robertson Construction | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Terrace Construction | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Shelly Company - NW Division Constructions and Operations | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mechanical Systems of Dayton Inc. | 165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland Clinic Main Campus | 25,629 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | 20,763 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland Medical Center | 10,377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SILCO FIRE & SECURITY - CLEVELAND | 3,641 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kentucky Smelting Technology | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dbp Row | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gila County Government | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Women & Infants Hospital | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1818 Como Park Boulevard Operating Company, LLC | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | O&R Blooming Grove | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Custom Plastics Inc. | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ramsey | 165 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.