Forklift repair and maintenance services · Ohio
The A J Gates Company
Solon, OH · ~27 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The A J Gates Company runs at 313% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Forklift repair and maintenance services workplace, earning a grade F.
The A J Gates Company: 6.6 TCR = 313% of Forklift repair and maintenance services BLS 2.1 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The A J Gates Company safety composite
The A J Gates Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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 6.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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
−6.4
2019→2024
The A J Gates Company injury rate improved
The A J Gates Company's TCR fell 6.4 from 10.9 in 2019 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 15.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=10.9 · 2020=15.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=9.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 811310 · Solon, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.6 · 313% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #111/121
- PHOTO Washburn
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Washburn (0.0 TCR gap)
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The A J Gates Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
The A J Gates Company
6.6 TCR
- Washburn
Washburn
6.6 TCR
- Alta Equipment
Alta Equipment Company Battle Creek
6.6 TCR
- Himes Service
Himes Service Company
6.6 TCR
- Busch. LLC No
Busch. LLC Norristown
6.6 TCR
What this shows The A J Gates Company averages 6.6 TCR (313% of the Forklift repair and maintenance services BLS benchmark).
The A J Gates Company TCR series: 2019=10.9 · 2020=15 · 2021=0 · 2022=9.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 2.1
Where The A J Gates Company falls in its industry
2,560 Forklift repair and maintenanc establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #111 safest of 121 Forklift repair and maintenanc employers in Ohio.
The A J Gates Company has fewer employees than the Forklift repair and maintenance services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.0 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
811310 · OH · Solon
2,560 Forklift repair and maintenance services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 145 employers in Solon, 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 | Washburn | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alta Equipment Company Battle Creek | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Himes Service Company | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Busch. LLC Norristown | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jeff Creque Farms Inc | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | White Pond Gardens Inc | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wen Mar Farms, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trillium Farms Croton Pullet 2 | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swagelok OFC | 1,274 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Order Fulfillment Center | 1,230 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nestle USA | 1,175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swagelok Main Plant | 1,051 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Associated Well Services, Inc | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Webster (101) | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CRB Dalton | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2538 - Martinsburg | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bay Fastening Systems | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carrico Implement Company, Inc. Ellsworth | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lynwood Building Materials, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Laguardia Retail Management Corp. | 27 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.