Polyurethane foam products manufacturing · Ohio
Smithers-Oasis Stow St
Kent, OH · ~66 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Smithers-Oasis Stow St runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Polyurethane foam products manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Smithers-Oasis Stow St: 4.1 TCR = 124% of Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Smithers-Oasis Stow St safety composite
Smithers-Oasis Stow St scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Smithers-Oasis Stow St: 2.5 → 4.5 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 7.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.37× in 2024
Smithers-Oasis Stow St's TCR rose 2.1 from 2.5 in 2016 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · Kent, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 124% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #19/26
- PHOTO G&T Industries Of Mi…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: G&T Industries Of Michigan (0.1 TCR gap)
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Smithers-Oasis Stow St in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- HYDROFERA LLC
HYDROFERA LLC
4.2 TCR
- Ivex Protectiv
Ivex Protective Packaging, LLC Campbell Facility
4.2 TCR
- Derby Fabricat
Derby Fabricating Solutions - Louisville
4.2 TCR
- This site
Smithers-Oasis Stow St
4.1 TCR
- G&T Industries
G&T Industries Of Michigan
4 TCR
What this shows Smithers-Oasis Stow St averages 4.1 TCR (124% of the Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Smithers-Oasis Stow St TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=1 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=7.4 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Smithers-Oasis Stow St falls in its industry
474 Polyurethane foam products man establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 26 Polyurethane foam products man employers in Ohio.
Smithers-Oasis Stow St has fewer employees than the Polyurethane foam products manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · OH · Kent
474 Polyurethane foam products manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 188 employers in Kent, 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 | G&T Industries Of Michigan | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HYDROFERA LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ivex Protective Packaging, LLC Campbell Facility | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Derby Fabricating Solutions - Louisville | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Poultry Service Associates Inc. | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bowling Green | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MGQ, Inc. | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ENGIE North America - OSU | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CARTER LUMBER CORPORATE OFFICE 600 | 786 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3722 | 410 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3722 | 396 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Podnar Plastics, Inc. | 324 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ProTrition LaVergne Feed Mill | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Scot Industries - Lone Star | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Leisure Services & Human Services | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 060-Quad Cities | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Store #9 | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lift-All Company Corporate | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gladstone | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store #61 | 66 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.