Motor freight carrier, general, local · Ohio
Ward Trucking LLC-Cleveland
Richfield, OH · ~113 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ward Trucking LLC-Cleveland runs at 158% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Motor freight carrier, general, local workplace, earning a grade D.
Ward Trucking LLC-Cleveland: 7.1 TCR = 158% of Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ward Trucking LLC-Cleveland safety composite
Ward Trucking LLC-Cleveland scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
Ward Trucking LLC-Cleveland: 3.2 → 5.7 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 11.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.53× in 2024
Ward Trucking LLC-Cleveland's TCR rose 2.4 from 3.2 in 2016 to 5.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 11.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484110 · Richfield, OH ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 7.1 · 158% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #146/186
- PHOTO Sharp Transit of Jef…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 67 inj
- SIZE ~113 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sharp Transit of Jefferson (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ward Trucking LLC-Cleveland in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ward Trucking LLC-Cleveland
7.1 TCR
- Sharp Transit
Sharp Transit of Jefferson
7.1 TCR
- CA_CityofIndus
CA_CityofIndustry_13110
7.1 TCR
- AAP LAKELAND (
AAP LAKELAND (FLLAN)
7.1 TCR
- Total Transpor
Total Transportation
7.1 TCR
What this shows Ward Trucking LLC-Cleveland averages 7.1 TCR (158% of the Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS benchmark).
Ward Trucking LLC-Cleveland TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2017=7.2 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=9.7 · 2021=11.1 · 2022=10.6 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=5.7 · BLS 4.5
Where Ward Trucking LLC-Cleveland falls in its industry
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #146 safest of 186 Motor freight carrier, general employers in Ohio.
Ward Trucking LLC-Cleveland has more employees than the Motor freight carrier, general, local median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.6 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484110 · OH · Richfield
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 41 employers in Richfield, 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 | Sharp Transit of Jefferson | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CA_CityofIndustry_13110 | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AAP LAKELAND (FLLAN) | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Total Transportation | 7.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hillandale Farms Ohio LLC | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Premium Building Products | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Triton Services | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kirk Williams Company | 113 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6458-ZCLE | 552 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Environmental Group | 307 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CLE | 294 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland OH FXFE-CLE | 292 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Central Arkansas Development Council | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vega Baja | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Memorial Hospital - Shiloh | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jacksonville, Fl | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Food Depot #73 | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Illinois Tool Works Electronic Assembly Equipment - Camdenton, MO 65020 | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HP Hood LLC LaFargeville | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stribling Equipment | 113 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.