Insulation and cushioning, polystyrene foam plastics, manufacturing · Ohio
281 Southwest
Tallmadge, OH · ~23 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
281 Southwest runs at 222% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Insulation and cushioning, polystyrene foam plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
281 Southwest: 7.3 TCR = 222% of Insulation and cushioning, polystyrene foam plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
281 Southwest safety composite
281 Southwest scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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
−7.1
2019→2021
281 Southwest injury rate improved
281 Southwest's TCR fell 7.1 from 12.1 in 2019 to 4.9 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 12.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=12.1 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326140 · Tallmadge, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.3 · 222% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #11/11
- PHOTO Drew Foam Companies,…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~23 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Drew Foam Companies, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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281 Southwest in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
281 Southwest
7.3 TCR
- Drew Foam Comp
Drew Foam Companies, Inc.
7.2 TCR
- Aqua Foam
Aqua Foam
7.2 TCR
- Drew Foam of S
Drew Foam of South Carolina Inc.
7.1 TCR
- Alleguard - Al
Alleguard - Allentown
7 TCR
What this shows 281 Southwest averages 7.3 TCR (222% of the Insulation and cushioning, polystyrene foam plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
281 Southwest TCR series: 2019=12.1 · 2020=5 · 2021=4.9 · BLS 3.3
Where 281 Southwest falls in its industry
260 Insulation and cushioning, pol establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 11 Insulation and cushioning, pol employers in Ohio.
281 Southwest has fewer employees than the Insulation and cushioning, polystyrene f median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326140 · OH · Tallmadge
260 Insulation and cushioning, polystyrene foam plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 45 employers in Tallmadge, 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 | Drew Foam Companies, Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aqua Foam | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Drew Foam of South Carolina Inc. | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alleguard - Allentown | 7.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MID EAST PRODUCTION LLC | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schlessman Seed Co | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lake County Nursery | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LCN Holdings Inc dba Lake County Nursery | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Summit Racing Ohio | 1,069 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AutoSales dba Summit Racing Equipment | 1,057 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steere | 235 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SD Myers LLC | 232 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 4Front Engineer Solutions- Muskego | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kel-Tech Construction, Inc. | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avamere Rehabilitation at Fiesta Park | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Antonio ITS | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kalona | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ITL- Odessa | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spragues' Rock and Sand - Simi Valley | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Idalou Coop Gin | 23 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.