Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing · Ohio
Akron Polymer Products
Akron, OH · ~92 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Akron Polymer Products runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Akron Polymer Products: 1.8 TCR = 55% of Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Akron Polymer Products safety composite
Akron Polymer Products scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% 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).
74/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
Akron Polymer Products: 1.1 → 2.5 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 5.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Akron Polymer Products's TCR rose 1.4 from 1.1 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Akron, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 55% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #56/270
- PHOTO Location 1 / UC
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~92 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Location 1 / UC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Akron Polymer Products in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Akron Polymer Products
1.8 TCR
- Location 1 / U
Location 1 / UC
1.8 TCR
- Electrical Com
Electrical Components International
1.8 TCR
- ITW Automotive
ITW Automotive- Westminster, MA
1.8 TCR
- Decatur Plasti
Decatur Plastic Products Inc - Indiana Molding Division
1.8 TCR
What this shows Akron Polymer Products averages 1.8 TCR (55% of the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Akron Polymer Products TCR series: 2016=1.1 · 2017=0 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=2.6 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Akron Polymer Products falls in its industry
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and ext establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #56 safest of 270 Motor vehicle moldings and ext employers in Ohio.
Akron Polymer Products has fewer employees than the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, p median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · OH · Akron
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, 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 | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Location 1 / UC | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Electrical Components International | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ITW Automotive- Westminster, MA | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Decatur Plastic Products Inc - Indiana Molding Division | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cresco Labs - Yellow Springs | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Layer Site 3 | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smoot Construction | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ohio State University | 92 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 | Southeast Texas | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southerland Inc. Oklahoma | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pinnacle Polymers, LLC | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Keystone RV Company - Customer Service | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Choctaw Residential Center | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ridley Feed Ingredients | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aldrich & Associates, Inc. | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stephenson Equipment Inc - Harrisburg | 92 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.