Steel merchant wholesalers · Ohio
Sparta Steel & Equipment Corp.
East Sparta, OH · ~44 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sparta Steel & Equipment Corp. runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Steel merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Sparta Steel & Equipment Corp.: 3.5 TCR = 160% of Steel merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sparta Steel & Equipment Corp. safety composite
Sparta Steel & Equipment Corp. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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
−5.2
2016→2023
Sparta Steel & Equipment Corp. injury rate improved
Sparta Steel & Equipment Corp.'s TCR fell 5.2 from 5.2 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.2 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=5.6 · 2020=9.2 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · East Sparta, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.5 · 160% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #70/130
- PHOTO Reliance Metalcenter
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Reliance Metalcenter (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sparta Steel & Equipment Corp. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sparta Steel & Equipment Corp.
3.5 TCR
- Reliance Metal
Reliance Metalcenter
3.5 TCR
- Schupan Alumin
Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo
3.5 TCR
- 013 Grand Prai
013 Grand Prairie, TX
3.5 TCR
- ENERGY METALS
ENERGY METALS - 501 PEARLAND
3.5 TCR
What this shows Sparta Steel & Equipment Corp. averages 3.5 TCR (160% of the Steel merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Sparta Steel & Equipment Corp. TCR series: 2016=5.2 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=5.6 · 2020=9.2 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Sparta Steel & Equipment Corp. falls in its industry
1,299 Steel merchant wholesalers establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #70 safest of 130 Steel merchant wholesalers employers in Ohio.
Sparta Steel & Equipment Corp. has fewer employees than the Steel merchant wholesalers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · OH · East Sparta
1,299 Steel merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 3 employers in East Sparta, 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 | Reliance Metalcenter | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schupan Aluminum & Plastics Sales Kalamazoo | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 013 Grand Prairie, TX | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ENERGY METALS - 501 PEARLAND | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | D.T.S.S. Inc. | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Day Farms - Croton | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Licking Rural Electricfication | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Columbus SE Service Center | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stanley Miller Construction Co Main | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Malavite Excavating, Inc. | 19 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Iron River Family Foods | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | B.C Lawson Drayage, Inc | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OREMC Nahunta | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cottonwood County Developmental Achievement Center | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ATI Performance Products | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Texas Corrugators | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Silgan Containers Allentown | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Inland Envelope Company | 44 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.