Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins · Ohio
A. Schulman Inc, Akron
Akron, OH · ~76 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
A. Schulman Inc, Akron runs at 38% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins workplace, earning a grade A.
A. Schulman Inc, Akron: 1.3 TCR = 38% of Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
A. Schulman Inc, Akron safety composite
A. Schulman Inc, Akron scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−1.4
2017→2020
A. Schulman Inc, Akron injury rate improved
A. Schulman Inc, Akron's TCR fell 1.4 from 1.4 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 2.5 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=1.4 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · Akron, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 38% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #13/44
- PHOTO Ampacet Corp Terre H…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~76 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ampacet Corp Terre Haute (0.0 TCR gap)
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A. Schulman Inc, Akron in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
A. Schulman Inc, Akron
1.3 TCR
- Ampacet Corp T
Ampacet Corp Terre Haute
1.3 TCR
- STAR Plastics,
STAR Plastics, LLC
1.3 TCR
- Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley
1.3 TCR
- St. Joseph Pla
St. Joseph Plastics Main Office
1.2 TCR
What this shows A. Schulman Inc, Akron averages 1.3 TCR (38% of the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS benchmark).
A. Schulman Inc, Akron TCR series: 2017=1.4 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3
Where A. Schulman Inc, Akron falls in its industry
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blen establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 44 Custom compounding (i.e., blen employers in Ohio.
A. Schulman Inc, Akron has more employees than the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and m median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · OH · Akron
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 512 employers in Akron, 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 | Ampacet Corp Terre Haute | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | STAR Plastics, LLC | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | St. Joseph Plastics Main Office | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lehigh Valley | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Walleye Power LLC - Bay Shore Plant | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Columbus Transmission Svc Ctr | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 106-NiSource-Columbus OH-Manor Park | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Worley Industrial Services at Lima Chemical | 76 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron | 6,746 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Akron Children's Hospital | 6,060 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Summa Health - Akron City | 4,801 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Akron General Medical Center | 4,176 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Main Plant - 01 | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Meridian Bricks LLC-Terre Haute-Meridian Brick | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Woodcraft Industries - Bowling Green | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Solomom Decatur | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CB&I Clive | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Acument Global Tech Saturn | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jefferson Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 719 Sergeant Palmateer Way | 76 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.