Motor freight carrier, general, local · Ohio
Ward Trucking LLC-Columbus
Columbus, OH · ~61 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ward Trucking LLC-Columbus runs at 113% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Motor freight carrier, general, local workplace, earning a grade C.
Ward Trucking LLC-Columbus: 5.1 TCR = 113% of Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ward Trucking LLC-Columbus safety composite
Ward Trucking LLC-Columbus scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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-Columbus: 3.1 → 13.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 13.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.85× in 2024
Ward Trucking LLC-Columbus's TCR rose 10.1 from 3.1 in 2016 to 13.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484110 · Columbus, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 5.1 · 113% of ind
- DART 9.4 DART
- RANK #111/186
- PHOTO DHT
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DHT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ward Trucking LLC-Columbus in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ward Trucking LLC-Columbus
5.1 TCR
- DHT
DHT
5.1 TCR
- ABQ
ABQ
5.1 TCR
- Tralo Companie
Tralo Companies
5.1 TCR
- 6700 - Morton
6700 - Morton Truck Shop
5.1 TCR
What this shows Ward Trucking LLC-Columbus averages 5.1 TCR (113% of the Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS benchmark).
Ward Trucking LLC-Columbus TCR series: 2016=3.1 · 2017=0 · 2018=6 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=9.1 · 2023=8.1 · 2024=13.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Ward Trucking LLC-Columbus falls in its industry
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general establishmentsSafer than 44% 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 #111 safest of 186 Motor freight carrier, general employers in Ohio.
Ward Trucking LLC-Columbus 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 | 13.2 | 9.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484110 · OH · Columbus
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,500 employers in Columbus, 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 | DHT | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ABQ | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tralo Companies | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6700 - Morton Truck Shop | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DHI COOPERATIVE | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Utility Technologies International | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northeast Operations Center | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CIN | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital | 13,367 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital Main Campus | 10,116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverside Methodist Hospital | 9,759 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CMH1 | 5,057 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Greensboro Science Center | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 031 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R.P. Constructors, Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store #71 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | John C. Brown & Sons, Inc. | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Salt Lake Shuttle/ Western Regional | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R+L Carriers - HAG | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | P. J. Albert, Inc. | 61 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.