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Ohio workplace safety

How 22,650 OSHA-reporting employers across Ohio compare on workplace injuries, 2016–2024. Average TCR uses the 19,713 establishments with a credible rate (see methodology).

22,650
Employers
4.4
Avg TCR (rated)
387,843
Injuries (all)
248
Fatalities (all)

TCR, interpreted

Far above average

4.4 avg TCR

Ohio vs all states by OSHA-reporting employer count

Where this state's ITA establishment inventory sits among every tracked state and territory (coverage signal, not a safety ranking)

22,650 6th of 54 higher than 48 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by OSHA ITA reporting employer count

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Source official public datasets · 2026

The state picture

Ohio's 19,713 rated reporting employers average 4.4 recordable injuries per 100 workers, 1.6 times the ~2.7 all-industry private-sector norm.

4.4
avg TCR · rated subset
19,713
rated employers
22,650
all reporting employers
387,843
recordable injuries (all)

Inventory counts and injury/fatality totals cover all 22,650 ITA establishments; the average TCR excludes zero-rate and corrupt-hours filings. See Methodology → Three Populations.

Ohio grade distribution 22,646 graded establishments · width = share

16% of Ohio's reporting establishments earn an F and 20% an A, each measured against its own industry benchmark, not the state line. These grades are a transparent derived index, not an official OSHA rating; see the Methodology for the exact formula.

Where Ohio ranks among states

54 states & territories by avg TCR

Ohio's average TCR of 4.4 is lower than 89% of states, a state average reflects industry mix as much as workplace safety.

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A second cut tells a different story: ranked by rated-subset injury rate alone, Ohio is #7 of 54. Ranked instead by fatalities per rated employer establishment (same 19,713-employer subset), it's #18 of 54, a 11-place swing. A state can run a moderate everyday injury rate while its rarer, most severe incidents cluster differently; the two metrics measure different things on the same population and shouldn't be read as interchangeable.

How Ohio Workplaces Compare

Ohio hosts 22,650 employer establishments currently reporting to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. These are not small shops: federal rules require ITA submission from workplaces with 250+ employees in any industry, plus workplaces with 20+ employees in the roughly 60 NAICS codes classified as high-hazard (construction, manufacturing, healthcare, warehousing, agriculture, and others). Across this Ohio cohort, workers have logged 387,843 recordable injuries. The published state average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 4.4 injuries per 100 full-time workers uses the 19,713 establishments with a credible rate (zero-rate and corrupt-hours filings stay in the inventory counts above but are excluded from the average, see methodology).

The state has recorded 248 workplace fatalities in the reporting window, which is tracked separately from non-fatal injury counts because fatal events have their own investigation trail under 29 CFR 1904.39. Reading state-level TCR requires context: the headline figure is driven by a state's industry mix. A state with a heavy construction, logging, or meatpacking footprint will mechanically post higher TCR than a state dominated by finance or professional services, even when individual employers are equally well-managed. That is why the employer table below sorts each establishment by its own TCR and letter grade, against the BLS benchmark for its specific industry, not against the state average.

For jobseekers, relocators, investors, and local safety professionals, state-level pages function as an entry point: use the grade-sorted list to spot the safest and highest-risk employers in Ohio, then click through to an individual establishment for its year-by-year injury, illness, DART, and fatality trajectory. Compare multiple years before drawing conclusions, a single outlier year can reflect a specific event, whereas a sustained pattern across reporting cycles is a more reliable risk signal. All data comes directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries. State OSHA plans in 22 states operate their own enforcement programs in parallel, but the injury data above is harmonized through the federal ITA system.

Employers in Ohio, by injury rate

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EmployerCityIndustryGradeAvg TCR
Fostoria, Alpha Coatings WhitfordFostoriaPaint and Coating ManufacturC2.7
Bluffton HospitalBlufftonHospitals, general medical aA2.7
Von Roll USA, Inc. Cleveland SiteClevelandBuilt-up mica manufacturingC2.7
Henkel US Operations Corporation - ClevelandWarrensville HeightsEpoxy adhesives manufacturinC2.7
Building Technicians CorporationMadisonLow slope roofing installatiC2.7
Ohio CAT ZanesvilleZanesvilleCaterpillar Equipment Sales D2.7
Industrial Technologies and Services, LLCSidneyCompressors, air and gas, geC2.7
Wm 3282LoganWarehouse Clubs and SupercenB2.7
K.W. Zellers & Son, Inc.HartvilleLettuce farming, field, beddB2.7
Schwan's Mama Rosa's, LLCSidneyPLC2.7
0060-Portage TrailCuyahoga FallsSENIOR LIVINGB2.7
Dental Associates Laboratory, LLCDaytonDental laboratoriesC2.7
Nova Behavioral Health IncDaytonDrug addiction rehabilitatioB2.7
Judson Smart Living at HomeClevelandHome care of elderly, non-meB2.7
381253-Cambridge PoCambridgeMail and Parcel DeliveryB2.7
2532-25320096WilloughbyWarehouse Club and SupercentB2.7
Netcare CorporationColumbusMedical doctors' (MDs), mentB2.7
BelpreBelpre-F2.7
NRP Investments LLCClevelandApartment building rental orD2.7
Baumfolder CorporationSidneyBindery machinery manufacturC2.7
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Crankshaft, LLCFostoriaCrankshaft assemblies, automB2.7
FalonHighland HeightsBall valves, industrial-typeC2.7
Paragon Tempered Glass OhioAntwerpGlass products (except packaC2.7
The Fresh Market 079CincinnatiSupermarkets and Other GroceB2.7
Vcf 825ColumbusFurniture stores (e.g., housB2.7
J.Daniel & CompanyLovelandUnderground cable (e.g., cabC2.7
Essendant: Cleveland OETwinsburgStationery supplies merchantD2.7
0666 - Columbus NWDublinDiscount Department StoresB2.7
Renaissance House, Inc. Norwalk OhioNorwalkGroup homes, intellectual anB2.7
Arlington Valley FarmsHudsonBaked goods (except bread, bC2.7
RHDD - AthensThe PlainsGroup homes, intellectual anB2.7
Richland Newhope Industries Inc.MansfieldSheltered workshops (i.e., wB2.7
300000170783525 - OH-North Baltimore-Field OfficeNorth Baltimore-B2.7
Parma Aux Vmf_1433403ClevelandMail and Parcel DeliveryB2.7
Geiger Brothers, Inc.JacksonPlumbing fixture installatioC2.7
Central Transport of Ohio - 436 436SHWalbridgeGeneral Freight Trucking LonB2.7
4623 SPB OhioJohnstownCorrugated and Solid Fiber BC2.7
Lima, OH-BioLifeLimaPlasmapheresis CenterB2.7
Midwest Specialties Inc/FlexarmWapakonetaMachine shopsC2.7
6396-Autumn AegisLorainSkilled Nursing FacilityA2.7
Schaeffler GroupValley CityBearings, ball and roller, mC2.7
Ricking Paper - Division of Joshen Paper & PackagingCincinnatiBags, paper and disposable pD2.7
Big Lots Store #344 HEATH, OHHeathRetail OtherB2.7
Cincinnati Gearing Systems Inc. - MariemontCincinnatiHeat treating metals and metC2.7
Kutol Products CompanySharonvilleHand soaps (e.g., hard, liquC2.7
Triangle Precision IndKetteringMachine shopsC2.7
Campbell Construction Inc.WoosterIndustrial building (except C2.7
Beachcliff Family MedicineRocky RiverHealthcareB2.7
Thorworks Industries, Inc.SanduskyManufacturing building constC2.7
Elyria Manufacturing CorporationElyriaPrecision turned product manC2.7
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Nationwide states with similar injury rates or employer scale

Two PlainSafetyScore-derived peer sets for Ohio: nearest states and territories by rated-subset average Total Case Rate and by OSHA-reporting employer inventory. These are cross-state neighborhoods, not the employer list above.

Similar average TCR

Nearest states by rated-subset Total Case Rate (4.4 here).

Similar employer inventory

Nearest states by reporting employer count (22,650 here).

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainSafetyScore

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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.