Motor freight carrier, general, local · Pennsylvania
Ward Trucking LLC-Erie
Grove City, PA · ~40 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ward Trucking LLC-Erie runs at 171% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Motor freight carrier, general, local workplace, earning a grade D.
Ward Trucking LLC-Erie: 7.7 TCR = 171% of Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ward Trucking LLC-Erie safety composite
Ward Trucking LLC-Erie scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−7.5
2016→2024
Ward Trucking LLC-Erie injury rate improved
Ward Trucking LLC-Erie's TCR fell 7.5 from 7.5 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 19.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.5 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=14.4 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=11.7 · 2021=10.8 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=19.3 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484110 · Grove City, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.7 · 171% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #140/194
- PHOTO M&M Transport - Bloo…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: M&M Transport - Bloomfield (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ward Trucking LLC-Erie in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ward Trucking LLC-Erie
7.7 TCR
- M&M Transport
M&M Transport - Bloomfield
7.7 TCR
- Meijer DC880 N
Meijer DC880 Newport 582
7.7 TCR
- NJNWK - NEWARK
NJNWK - NEWARK
7.7 TCR
- Titus - Edward
Titus - Edwardsville
7.7 TCR
What this shows Ward Trucking LLC-Erie averages 7.7 TCR (171% of the Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS benchmark).
Ward Trucking LLC-Erie TCR series: 2016=7.5 · 2017=0 · 2018=14.4 · 2019=0 · 2020=11.7 · 2021=10.8 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=19.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Ward Trucking LLC-Erie falls in its industry
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #140 safest of 194 Motor freight carrier, general employers in Pennsylvania.
Ward Trucking LLC-Erie has fewer 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19.3 | 8.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.4 | 9.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484110 · PA · Grove City
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 40 employers in Grove City, PA · 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 | M&M Transport - Bloomfield | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Meijer DC880 Newport 582 | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NJNWK - NEWARK | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Titus - Edwardsville | 7.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CNB Mushroom, LLC | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ASA Mushroom LLC | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Conard-Pyle Co. | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coastal Greenhouses, LLC -PA | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Global Services Supply Chain Operations : Grove City, PA | 585 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grove City Engine | 513 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wabtec Grove City Engine | 458 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UX-Grove City, PA | 430 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Saint Jean Industries | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Watercrest at Mansfield | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Comfort Control Supply Co Inc | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ranger Die, Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ward Trucking LLC-Cincinnati | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advantech Plastics | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ward Trucking LLC-Richmond | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ward Trucking LLC-Buffalo | 40 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.