Inorganic pigments (except bone black, carbon black, lamp black) manufacturing · Ohio
The Shepherd Color Company
Cincinnati, OH · ~294 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Shepherd Color Company runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Inorganic pigments (except bone black, carbon black, lamp black) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
The Shepherd Color Company: 2.4 TCR = 74% of Inorganic pigments (except bone black, carbon black, lamp black) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Shepherd Color Company safety composite
The Shepherd Color Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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
−1.0
2016→2024
The Shepherd Color Company injury rate improved
The Shepherd Color Company's TCR fell 1.0 from 4.3 in 2016 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.3 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325130 · Cincinnati, OH AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 74% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #9/13
- PHOTO Venator Materials Co…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 50 inj
- SIZE ~294 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Venator Materials Corporation, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Shepherd Color Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Venator Materi
Venator Materials Corporation, LLC
2.5 TCR
- INEOS Pigments
INEOS Pigments USA Inc. Plant 2
2.5 TCR
- Abbey Color In
Abbey Color Incorporated
2.5 TCR
- This site
The Shepherd Color Company
2.4 TCR
- Tomoegawa USA
Tomoegawa USA Inc.
2.4 TCR
What this shows The Shepherd Color Company averages 2.4 TCR (74% of the Inorganic pigments (except bone black, carbon black, lamp black) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
The Shepherd Color Company TCR series: 2016=4.3 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 3.3
Where The Shepherd Color Company falls in its industry
75 Inorganic pigments (except bon establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 13 Inorganic pigments (except bon employers in Ohio.
The Shepherd Color Company has more employees than the Inorganic pigments (except bone black, c median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325130 · OH · Cincinnati
75 Inorganic pigments (except bone black, carbon black, lamp black) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,513 employers in Cincinnati, 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 | Venator Materials Corporation, LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | INEOS Pigments USA Inc. Plant 2 | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Abbey Color Incorporated | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tomoegawa USA Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Totes Isotoner Corporation | 294 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 014-00447 | 294 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Youngstown OH FXFE-YNG | 294 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CLE | 294 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | 17,011 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cincinnati Operations | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain : Evendale, OH | 7,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain Evendale OH | 6,400 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bossong's Commercial Delivery, Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arctic Insulation, Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Roanoke | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Berkots 317 | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Armstrong Ambulance Service | 294 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Qorvo - 7908 | 294 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wilbar, LLC | 294 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bridgewater Facility | 294 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.