Rags merchant wholesalers · Ohio
Star Wipers- Newark
Newark, OH · ~78 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Star Wipers- Newark runs at 317% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Rags merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Star Wipers- Newark: 7.0 TCR = 317% of Rags merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Star Wipers- Newark safety composite
Star Wipers- Newark scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
−3.2
2016→2024
Star Wipers- Newark injury rate improved
Star Wipers- Newark's TCR fell 3.2 from 10.6 in 2016 to 7.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 12.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.6 · 2017=7.5 · 2018=6.0 · 2019=6.1 · 2020=12.4 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=7.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Newark, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.0 · 317% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #63/79
- PHOTO Island Recycling - K…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 45 inj
- SIZE ~78 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Island Recycling - Kaomi Loop (0.0 TCR gap)
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Star Wipers- Newark in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Star Wipers- Newark
7 TCR
- Island Recycli
Island Recycling - Kaomi Loop
7 TCR
- Gregco Recycli
Gregco Recycling Inc.
7 TCR
- Nickco Recycli
Nickco Recycling
6.9 TCR
- Staiman Recycl
Staiman Recycling Corporation
6.9 TCR
What this shows Star Wipers- Newark averages 7.0 TCR (317% of the Rags merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Star Wipers- Newark TCR series: 2016=10.6 · 2017=7.5 · 2018=6 · 2019=6.1 · 2020=12.4 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=7.4 · BLS 2.2
Where Star Wipers- Newark falls in its industry
1,126 Rags merchant wholesalers establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #63 safest of 79 Rags merchant wholesalers employers in Ohio.
Star Wipers- Newark has more employees than the Rags merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · OH · Newark
1,126 Rags merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 76 employers in Newark, 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 | Island Recycling - Kaomi Loop | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gregco Recycling Inc. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nickco Recycling | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Staiman Recycling Corporation | 6.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Reptiles by Mack, LLC | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Worley Industrial Services at Kraton Polymers | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Metcon Ltd | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wm. Kramer & Son, Inc | 78 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Licking Memorial Hospital | 1,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Consumer Support Services | 1,421 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Owens Corning Neark Insulation Plant | 530 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Owens Corning | 492 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coos Bay Shipping | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big River Resources West Burlington, LLC - Grains | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JFK Kennedy Airport | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant 03 | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Keokuk Hills Beef Company LLC | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plum Point Energy Station | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Most, Inc. | 78 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.