Forklift trucks (except log) merchant wholesalers · Connecticut
Summit Handling Systems - Branches 1 + 3
North Haven, CT · ~77 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Summit Handling Systems - Branches 1 + 3 runs at 167% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Forklift trucks (except log) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Summit Handling Systems - Branches 1 + 3: 3.7 TCR = 167% of Forklift trucks (except log) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Summit Handling Systems - Branches 1 + 3 safety composite
Summit Handling Systems - Branches 1 + 3 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
Summit Handling Systems - Branches 1 + 3: 2.4 → 4.9 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 4.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.67× in 2023
Summit Handling Systems - Branches 1 + 3's TCR rose 2.5 from 2.4 in 2022 to 4.9 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423830 · North Haven, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.7 · 167% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #11/13
- PHOTO BERRY MATERIAL HANDL…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~77 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BERRY MATERIAL HANDLING- WICHITA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Summit Handling Systems - Branches 1 + 3 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Summit Handling Systems - Branches 1 + 3
3.7 TCR
- BERRY MATERIAL
BERRY MATERIAL HANDLING- WICHITA
3.7 TCR
- J. C. Ford Co.
J. C. Ford Co.
3.7 TCR
- Matsui America
Matsui America HQ
3.7 TCR
- Associated Com
Associated Compressor & Equipment, LLC
3.7 TCR
What this shows Summit Handling Systems - Branches 1 + 3 averages 3.7 TCR (167% of the Forklift trucks (except log) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Summit Handling Systems - Branches 1 + 3 TCR series: 2022=2.4 · 2023=4.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Summit Handling Systems - Branches 1 + 3 falls in its industry
911 Forklift trucks (except log) m establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 13 Forklift trucks (except log) m employers in Connecticut.
Summit Handling Systems - Branches 1 + 3 has more employees than the Forklift trucks (except log) merchant wh median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423830 · CT · North Haven
911 Forklift trucks (except log) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 95 employers in North Haven, CT · 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 | BERRY MATERIAL HANDLING- WICHITA | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | J. C. Ford Co. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Matsui America HQ | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Associated Compressor & Equipment, LLC | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Gilbane Building Company Glastonbury | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Petra Construction Corp. | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 122 River St | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greene Rubber Company | 77 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BDL3 | 4,773 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : BDL3 | 4,482 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CT-01 | 4,429 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medtonic | 2,818 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 2917 Bluefield Distrib Center (Va) | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BSN Sports LLC McClellan Park | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Indiana University Health Riley Hospital for Children | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Royal Wholesale Electric (PC7003) | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Crofton Country Club | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McKinnon and Harris INC | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Magnolia/161 | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Facebook DKL 1 2 NEW 20126004 | 77 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.