Dinnerware, polystyrene foam, manufacturing · Kentucky

3A Composites, USA Inc

Glasgow, KY · ~88 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.8
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

3A Composites, USA Inc runs at 146% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Dinnerware, polystyrene foam, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

3A Composites, USA Inc: 4.8 TCR = 146% of Dinnerware, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

3A Composites, USA Inc safety composite

3A Composites, USA Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), 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).

F

30/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 4.83 per 100 workers

Safer than 25% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.55 per 100 workers

Safer than 21% 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

−1.9

2019→2024

3A Composites, USA Inc injury rate improved

3A Composites, USA Inc's TCR fell 1.9 from 5.5 in 2019 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=5.5 · 2020=5.5 · 2024=3.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 326140 · Glasgow, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 146% of ind

  • DART 3.5 DART
  • RANK #7/7
  • PHOTO WinCup West Chicago
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 10 inj
  • SIZE ~88 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: WinCup West Chicago (0.1 TCR gap)

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3A Composites, USA Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows 3A Composites, USA Inc averages 4.8 TCR (146% of the Dinnerware, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

3A Composites, USA Inc TCR series: 2019=5.5 · 2020=5.5 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3

Where 3A Composites, USA Inc falls in its industry

260 Dinnerware, polystyrene foam, establishments

Safer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 7 Dinnerware, polystyrene foam, employers in Kentucky.

3A Composites, USA Inc (88 employees, TCR 4.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 66 employees and a TCR of 3.1 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400500 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate 3A Composites, USA Inc
3A Composites, USA Inc (88 employees, TCR 4.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 66 employees and a TCR of 3.1

3A Composites, USA Inc has more employees than the Dinnerware, polystyrene foam, manufactur 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
2024 3.5 3.5 4 0 0
2020 5.5 4.5 2 4 0
2019 5.5 5.5 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

326140 · KY · Glasgow

260 Dinnerware, polystyrene foam, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 66 employers in Glasgow, KY · 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 WinCup West Chicago 4.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR WinCup Higginsville 4.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR KodiaKooler 4.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Utah West 5.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE Ranger Steel Inc. 88 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hill's Electric, LLC 88 FTE
STATE-SIZE USA KY Louisville Bluegrass 88 FTE
STATE-SIZE Ernie Davis & Sons Mechanical, Inc. 88 FTE
CITY-NEAR TJ Samson Community Hospital 874 FTE
CITY-NEAR Akebono Brake - Glasgow Plant 863 FTE
CITY-NEAR LSC Communications 572 FTE
CITY-NEAR Akebono Brake, Glasgow Plant 477 FTE
NAT-TCR Hoge Lumber Company 4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Woodlake 4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Stockton DC 4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Carbon Conversions 4.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE GNC - Phoenix Distribution Center 88 FTE
NAT-SIZE Careone at East Brunswick Alf 88 FTE
NAT-SIZE Morningside House of Friendship 88 FTE
NAT-SIZE Keith Huber Corporation 88 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.