General merchandise, durable goods, merchant wholesalers · Ohio
Vendors Exchange International INC.
Cleveland, OH · ~193 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vendors Exchange International INC. runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General merchandise, durable goods, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Vendors Exchange International INC.: 3.0 TCR = 138% of General merchandise, durable goods, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vendors Exchange International INC. safety composite
Vendors Exchange International INC. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−1.2
2018→2024
Vendors Exchange International INC. injury rate improved
Vendors Exchange International INC.'s TCR fell 1.2 from 4.4 in 2018 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=4.4 · 2019=4.4 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423990 · Cleveland, OH ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.0 · 138% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #12/24
- PHOTO Ashland
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~193 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ashland (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vendors Exchange International INC. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Vendors Exchange International INC.
3 TCR
- Ashland
Ashland
3 TCR
- Air Filter Sal
Air Filter Sales and Services, Inc.
3 TCR
- Knoxville
Knoxville
3 TCR
- RMT
RMT
3 TCR
What this shows Vendors Exchange International INC. averages 3.0 TCR (138% of the General merchandise, durable goods, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Vendors Exchange International INC. TCR series: 2018=4.4 · 2019=4.4 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Vendors Exchange International INC. falls in its industry
322 General merchandise, durable g establishmentsSafer than 50% 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 #12 safest of 24 General merchandise, durable g employers in Ohio.
Vendors Exchange International INC. has more employees than the General merchandise, durable goods, merc median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423990 · OH · Cleveland
322 General merchandise, durable goods, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 922 employers in Cleveland, 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 | Ashland | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Air Filter Sales and Services, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Knoxville | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RMT | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Adena Corporation | 193 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Simon Roofing and Sheet Metal -- Corporate | 193 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Storopack, Inc.- Cincinnati Distribution Center | 193 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kaiser Aluminum | 193 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland Clinic Main Campus | 25,629 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | 20,763 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland Medical Center | 10,377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SILCO FIRE & SECURITY - CLEVELAND | 3,641 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | East Penn Distribution Salt Lake | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Steel Services, Inc. Norfolk | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hopson Specialty Systems | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carpet Specialists, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | US02 Laurens Link Snacks, Inc. | 193 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nascote - Mockingbird Road 2 | 193 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hazelwood | 193 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MDA | 193 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.