Ceramic kilns and furnaces manufacturing · Ohio
The Schaefer Group (SGI)
Dayton, OH · ~96 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Schaefer Group (SGI) runs at 59% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Ceramic kilns and furnaces manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 7
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares The Schaefer Group (SGI)'s OSHA Total Case Rate of 1.9 to the Ceramic kilns and furnaces manufacturing BLS benchmark of 3.3 (59% of benchmark) across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
The Schaefer Group (SGI)'s yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where The Schaefer Group (SGI) falls in its industry
111 Ceramic kilns and furnaces man establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 13 Ceramic kilns and furnaces man employers in Ohio.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 7 injuries, 1 illnesses shown on this page for The Schaefer Group (SGI) are sourced from its own 2 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 333994 - Ceramic kilns and furnaces manufacturing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2018)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
1 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 206,507 hours worked = 0.97 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The Schaefer Group (SGI) (this establishment) | 1.94 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Ceramic kilns and furnaces manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 333994 |
| Ohio state avg (all industries) | 3.90 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by The Schaefer Group (SGI) to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2018: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 6 reportable incidents · 5 injuries, 1 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 57.2 | 47.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on The Schaefer Group (SGI)'s reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Ceramic kilns and furnaces manufacturing peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 59% of the Ceramic kilns and furnaces manufacturing benchmark, The Schaefer Group (SGI) reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Ceramic kilns and furnaces manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.