Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Adhesives Research, Inc.
Glen Rock, PA · ~251 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Adhesives Research, Inc. runs at 87% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Adhesives Research, Inc.: 2.9 TCR = 87% of Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Adhesives Research, Inc. safety composite
Adhesives Research, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Adhesives Research, Inc.: 1.8 → 5.4 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 7.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.01× in 2024
Adhesives Research, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.7 from 1.8 in 2016 to 5.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322220 · Glen Rock, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 87% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #7/14
- PHOTO 36 Highland Tape
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 66 inj
- SIZE ~251 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 36 Highland Tape (0.0 TCR gap)
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Adhesives Research, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Adhesives Research, Inc.
2.9 TCR
- 36 Highland Ta
36 Highland Tape
2.9 TCR
- Bron Tapes, In
Bron Tapes, Inc.
2.9 TCR
- RLG - Ample
RLG - Ample
2.9 TCR
- Burrows Packag
Burrows Packaging
2.8 TCR
What this shows Adhesives Research, Inc. averages 2.9 TCR (87% of the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Adhesives Research, Inc. TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=1.5 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=0 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=5 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=5.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Adhesives Research, Inc. falls in its industry
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 14 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat employers in Pennsylvania.
Adhesives Research, Inc. has more employees than the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper M median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322220 · PA · Glen Rock
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 13 employers in Glen Rock, PA · 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 | 36 Highland Tape | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bron Tapes, Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RLG - Ample | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Burrows Packaging | 2.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Range Resources Appalachia, LLC | 251 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bruce Mansfield | 251 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Annex Building | 251 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Iovance Cell Therapy Center (iCTC) | 251 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gelest, Inc. - Glen Rock, PA | 83 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bimax | 81 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | First Student | 77 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | STEWART CONNECTOR | 69 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bvl Nj Sc & Hq | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tarkett Alabama Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LG Energy Solutions - Holland | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Metals Treatment Technologies, LLC | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Westport Operator LLC | 251 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alliance Care Rehabilitation & Nursing Center | 251 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LFB American Plasma-Greenacres | 251 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC | 251 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.