Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing · Colorado
ACH Foam technologies Denver plant
Denver, CO · ~26 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ACH Foam technologies Denver plant runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
ACH Foam technologies Denver plant: 5.4 TCR = 164% of Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ACH Foam technologies Denver plant safety composite
ACH Foam technologies Denver plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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%).
Rising injury rate
ACH Foam technologies Denver plant: 3.5 → 7.3 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 7.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.67× in 2019
ACH Foam technologies Denver plant's TCR rose 3.7 from 3.5 in 2018 to 7.3 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326140 · Denver, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 164% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Engineered Packaging…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Engineered Packaging, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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ACH Foam technologies Denver plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Alleguard - An
Alleguard - Anderson
5.5 TCR
- This site
ACH Foam technologies Denver plant
5.4 TCR
- Engineered Pac
Engineered Packaging, Inc.
5.4 TCR
- Alleguard - Ca
Alleguard - Cave Spring
5.4 TCR
- Airlite Plasti
Airlite Plastics Co. Cold Chain
5.2 TCR
What this shows ACH Foam technologies Denver plant averages 5.4 TCR (164% of the Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
ACH Foam technologies Denver plant TCR series: 2018=3.5 · 2019=7.3 · BLS 3.3
Where ACH Foam technologies Denver plant falls in its industry
260 Coolers or ice chests, polysty establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Coolers or ice chests, polysty employers in Colorado.
ACH Foam technologies Denver plant has fewer employees than the Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326140 · CO · Denver
260 Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 1,757 employers in Denver, CO · 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 | Engineered Packaging, Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alleguard - Cave Spring | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alleguard - Anderson | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Airlite Plastics Co. Cold Chain | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Palmer Lake | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BHE - Castle Rock (CO001) | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Glenwood Springs | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 17W | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DEN DEN | 9,832 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-DEN | 6,769 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DEN - Airport United Airlines Offices | 5,277 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CO-01 | 4,581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Royale Meadows | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nipro PharmaPackaging Americas Corporation Millville Vial | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Colonial Manor Nursing | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | #80 Art Van Howell | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hampton Inn Ft Walton Beach | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 35 - Erie (Falconer, Bradford) | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ERMC - Triangle Town Center | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Punch-Lok | 26 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.