Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · Ohio
United Surface Finishing
Canton, OH · ~25 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
United Surface Finishing runs at 182% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
United Surface Finishing: 6.0 TCR = 182% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
United Surface Finishing safety composite
United Surface Finishing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), 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)
- F 6 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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
United Surface Finishing: 4.0 → 8.5 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 14.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.71× in 2024
United Surface Finishing's TCR rose 4.5 from 4.0 in 2019 to 8.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 14.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Canton, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 182% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #51/62
- PHOTO Airlane South
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Airlane South (0.0 TCR gap)
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United Surface Finishing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
United Surface Finishing
6 TCR
- Airlane South
Airlane South
6 TCR
- Power Engineer
Power Engineering Company
6 TCR
- Alco Cad Nicke
Alco Cad Nickel Plating Corp
6 TCR
- A-Brite Platin
A-Brite Plating
5.9 TCR
What this shows United Surface Finishing averages 6.0 TCR (182% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
United Surface Finishing TCR series: 2019=4 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=14.6 · 2022=4.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=8.5 · BLS 3.3
Where United Surface Finishing falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #51 safest of 62 Electroplating metals and form employers in Ohio.
United Surface Finishing has fewer employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · OH · Canton
585 Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 330 employers in Canton, 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 | Airlane South | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Power Engineering Company | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alco Cad Nickel Plating Corp | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A-Brite Plating | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rittman Orchards | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Convoy Dairy LLC | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kalmbach Swine Management | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nature Pure Farm 2 | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aultman Main Campus | 3,796 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aultman Hospital | 3,406 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center, Inc | 2,600 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hosp | 2,321 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Alliant Energy Center | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Central Texas Metal Roofing Supply, Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UWL - Whitney Center | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Maple Grove | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Adams-Bickel Associates, LLC | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Galen Kuykendall | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sacramento | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McAllister Towing of Philadelphia | 25 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.