Castable refractories, nonclay, manufacturing · Ohio

Specialty Ceramics Inc.

Name: Specialty Ceramics Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Columbiana, OH · ~64 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 3.1
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Specialty Ceramics Inc. runs at 93% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Castable refractories, nonclay, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.

Specialty Ceramics Inc.: 3.1 TCR = 93% of Castable refractories, nonclay, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Specialty Ceramics Inc. safety composite

Specialty Ceramics Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

66/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 3.06 per 100 workers

Safer than 59% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 84% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 50% 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

−4.4

2016→2019

Specialty Ceramics Inc. injury rate improved

Specialty Ceramics Inc.'s TCR fell 4.4 from 4.4 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.3 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=4.4 · 2017=6.3 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 327120 · Columbiana, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 93% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #25/48
PHOTO Ann Sacks Tile and S…
BOOK 4y book
INJ 7 inj
SIZE ~64 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Ann Sacks Tile and Stone (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Specialty Ceramics Inc. averages 3.1 TCR (93% of the Castable refractories, nonclay, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Specialty Ceramics Inc. TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2017=6.3 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Specialty Ceramics Inc. falls in its industry

307 Castable refractories, nonclay establishments

Safer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 48 Castable refractories, nonclay employers in Ohio.

Specialty Ceramics Inc. (64 employees, TCR 3.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 57 employees and a TCR of 3.7

Specialty Ceramics Inc. has more employees than the Castable refractories, nonclay, manufact 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
2019	0.0	0.0	0	0
2018	1.6	1.6	1	0
2017	6.3	4.7	3	1
2016	4.4	2.9	3	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

327120 · OH · Columbiana

307 Castable refractories, nonclay, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 40 employers in Columbiana, OH · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Ann Sacks Tile and Stone	PORTLAND, OR	3.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	General Shale Denver Brick	DENVER, CO	3.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Del Conca USA Inc.	LOUDON, TN	3.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Brickcraft	CENTER POINT, IN	3.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Wm. A. Natorp Company	MASON	64 FTE
STATE-SIZE	TIMBUK FARMS INC	GRANVILLE	64 FTE
STATE-SIZE	GreenTop Acres, LLC	HAVILAND	64 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Chillicothe Service Center	CHILLICOTHE	64 FTE
CITY-NEAR	R+L Carriers - YOU	Columbiana	391 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Envelope 1 Inc.	Columbiana	167 FTE
CITY-NEAR	PHD Manufacturing, INc.	Columbiana	149 FTE
CITY-NEAR	St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center	Columbiana	109 FTE
NAT-TCR	Primm Valley	Primm, NV	3.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC	Bowling Green, KY	3.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Pen Care	Woodstock, IL	3.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Nuplex Resins LLC (ESL)	East St. Louis, IL	3.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE	NGC - Long Beach Plant	Long Beach, CA	64 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Sv-Hhh1-Spring Arbor Severna Park	Severna Park, MD	64 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Germantown Emergency Center	Germantown, MD	64 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Meriter Wisconsin Heart	Madison, WI	64 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.