Rubber processing preparations (e.g., accelerators, stabilizers) manufacturing · Ohio

Akron Dispersions, Inc.

Name: Akron Dispersions, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
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Akron, OH · ~26 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 6.7
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Akron Dispersions, Inc. runs at 202% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Rubber processing preparations (e.g., accelerators, stabilizers) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Akron Dispersions, Inc.: 6.7 TCR = 202% of Rubber processing preparations (e.g., accelerators, stabilizers) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Akron Dispersions, Inc. safety composite

Akron Dispersions, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).

18/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 6.65 per 100 workers

Safer than 9% of industry peers
DART rate: F 9.69 per 100 workers

Safer than 4% 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

Akron Dispersions, Inc.: 8.2 → 9.7 TCR

Peak year 2020 @ 11.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.46× in 2024

Akron Dispersions, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.4 from 8.2 in 2016 to 9.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325998 · Akron, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 202% of ind

DART 9.7 DART
RANK #44/45
PHOTO AKDENIZ CHEMSON
BOOK 5y book
INJ 7 inj
SIZE ~26 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: AKDENIZ CHEMSON (0.0 TCR gap)

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6.7
Twinco Wilming

6.7
AKDENIZ CHEMSO

6.6
Preferred Resi

6.6
Compass Minera

6.6

What this shows Akron Dispersions, Inc. averages 6.7 TCR (202% of the Rubber processing preparations (e.g., accelerators, stabilizers) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Akron Dispersions, Inc. TCR series: 2016=8.2 · 2017=4.2 · 2019=0 · 2020=11.2 · 2024=9.7 · BLS 3.3

Where Akron Dispersions, Inc. falls in its industry

485 Rubber processing preparations establishments

Safer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #44 safest of 45 Rubber processing preparations employers in Ohio.

Akron Dispersions, Inc. (26 employees, TCR 6.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 62 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Akron Dispersions, Inc. has fewer employees than the Rubber processing preparations (e.g., ac median and a higher 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
2024	9.7	9.7	2	0
2020	11.2	0.0	3	0
2019	0.0	0.0	0	0
2017	4.2	4.2	1	0
2016	8.2	0.0	1	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325998 · OH · Akron

485 Rubber processing preparations (e.g., accelerators, stabilizers) manufacturing 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	AKDENIZ CHEMSON	PHILADELPHIA, PA	6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Preferred Resin of Genoa, LLC	GENOA, NE	6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Twinco Wilmington	WILMINGTON, DE	6.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Compass Minerals America Chicago Facility	CHICAGO, IL	6.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Hog and Maitenance	FORT RECOVERY	26 FTE
STATE-SIZE	YNOT Farm	SOUTH SOLON	26 FTE
STATE-SIZE	OA Facility Maintenance Shop	OAKWOOD	26 FTE
STATE-SIZE	SMT INDUSTRIES	SIDNEY	26 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron	Akron	6,746 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Akron Children's Hospital	Akron	6,060 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Summa Health - Akron City	Akron	4,801 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Akron General Medical Center	Akron	4,176 FTE
NAT-TCR	Milbocker & Sons Inc	Allegan, MI	6.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Traffic Control Specialists	Grand Junction, CO	6.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Dasher Distribution LLC	Tampa, FL	6.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Condux International	Mankato, MN	6.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Saver Group,Inc dba Campton Save-A-Lot	Campton, KY	26 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Foertsch Contracting LLC	Lamar, IN	26 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Cadillac Fabrication Inc	Cadillac, MI	26 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Johnston	Johnston, RI	26 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, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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