Sodium aluminate manufacturing · Ohio
Usalco Fairfield Plant
Fairfield, OH · ~27 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Usalco Fairfield Plant runs at 98% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Sodium aluminate manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Usalco Fairfield Plant: 3.2 TCR = 98% of Sodium aluminate manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Usalco Fairfield Plant safety composite
Usalco Fairfield Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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 3.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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
−1.6
2021→2024
Usalco Fairfield Plant injury rate improved
Usalco Fairfield Plant's TCR fell 1.6 from 4.1 in 2021 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 4.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=4.1 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Fairfield, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 98% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #21/29
- PHOTO Ajay North America, …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ajay North America, LLC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Usalco Fairfield Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Waterway Plant
Waterway Plant
3.3 TCR
- This site
Usalco Fairfield Plant
3.2 TCR
- Ajay North Ame
Ajay North America, LLC.
3.2 TCR
- BASF Corporati
BASF Corporation
3.2 TCR
- Soda Springs,
Soda Springs, ID
3.2 TCR
What this shows Usalco Fairfield Plant averages 3.2 TCR (98% of the Sodium aluminate manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Usalco Fairfield Plant TCR series: 2021=4.1 · 2023=3 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Usalco Fairfield Plant falls in its industry
418 Sodium aluminate manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 29 Sodium aluminate manufacturing employers in Ohio.
Usalco Fairfield Plant has fewer employees than the Sodium aluminate manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · OH · Fairfield
418 Sodium aluminate manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 148 employers in Fairfield, 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 | Ajay North America, LLC. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waterway Plant | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BASF Corporation | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Soda Springs, ID | 3.2 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 | Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital | 1,575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fairfield Hospital | 1,513 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Hospital Fairfield | 1,494 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Koch Foods | 1,275 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fredericka Manor | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wasau - Seattle Auto Shop | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Laale - Alexandria | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Flchi - Chipley | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Town of Leland: Fire Station 53 | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | VSMPO-Tirus, US | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Claffey's Corporation | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Moxie Services Austin LLC | 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.