Countertops, plastics, manufacturing · Ohio
Tower Industries LTD
Massillon, OH · ~51 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tower Industries LTD runs at 136% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Countertops, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Tower Industries LTD: 4.5 TCR = 136% of Countertops, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tower Industries LTD safety composite
Tower Industries LTD scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Tower Industries LTD: 0.0 → 6.2 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 9.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.38× in 2024
Tower Industries LTD's TCR rose 6.2 from 0.0 in 2017 to 6.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Massillon, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 136% of ind
- DART 6.2 DART
- RANK #187/270
- PHOTO 5375_14751
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~51 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 5375_14751 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tower Industries LTD in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tower Industries LTD
4.5 TCR
- 5375_14751
5375_14751
4.5 TCR
- Elkhart East
Elkhart East
4.5 TCR
- Able Composite
Able Composites, LLC
4.5 TCR
- Co-Tronics, In
Co-Tronics, Inc.
4.5 TCR
What this shows Tower Industries LTD averages 4.5 TCR (136% of the Countertops, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Tower Industries LTD TCR series: 2017=0 · 2021=9.4 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=6.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Tower Industries LTD falls in its industry
2,838 Countertops, plastics, manufac establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #187 safest of 270 Countertops, plastics, manufac employers in Ohio.
Tower Industries LTD has fewer employees than the Countertops, plastics, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · OH · Massillon
2,838 Countertops, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 110 employers in Massillon, 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 | 5375_14751 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elkhart East | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Able Composites, LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Co-Tronics, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Portsmouth Service Center | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | National Gas & Oil | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 922-NiSource-Zanesville OH-Muskingum Op Ctr | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GEM Industrial Inc. - Potash PCS | 51 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fresh Mark Massillon | 716 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Midwest Health Services, Inc. | 702 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kendall House Incorporated | 586 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sterilite Corporation OHO | 546 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 3050 Cash Wise South Fargo | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Community Arena Management Ltd | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Little Falls Hospital | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Laurels of Hudsonville | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Troll Systems Corporation | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D60 Austin | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Recs & Parks Quiet Waters Park | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3048 Cash Wise Tioga | 51 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.