Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials · Pennsylvania
Alpek Polyester USA LLC
Reading, PA · ~107 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alpek Polyester USA LLC runs at 119% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials workplace, earning a grade C.
Alpek Polyester USA LLC: 3.9 TCR = 119% of Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alpek Polyester USA LLC safety composite
Alpek Polyester USA LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
Alpek Polyester USA LLC: 3.2 → 4.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.71× in 2024
Alpek Polyester USA LLC's TCR rose 1.4 from 3.2 in 2023 to 4.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · Reading, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 119% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #17/24
- PHOTO Spectrum Polymers
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~107 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Spectrum Polymers (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alpek Polyester USA LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- TPM Clinton
TPM Clinton
4 TCR
- TPM Delaware
TPM Delaware
4 TCR
- BPI Packaging,
BPI Packaging, LLC.
4 TCR
- This site
Alpek Polyester USA LLC
3.9 TCR
- Spectrum Polym
Spectrum Polymers
3.9 TCR
What this shows Alpek Polyester USA LLC averages 3.9 TCR (119% of the Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials BLS benchmark).
Alpek Polyester USA LLC TCR series: 2023=3.2 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Alpek Polyester USA LLC falls in its industry
342 Plastics resins compounding fr establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 24 Plastics resins compounding fr employers in Pennsylvania.
Alpek Polyester USA LLC has more employees than the Plastics resins compounding from recycle 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 | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · PA · Reading
342 Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 303 employers in Reading, 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 | Spectrum Polymers | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TPM Clinton | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TPM Delaware | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BPI Packaging, LLC. | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CP Rankin, Inc. | 107 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LSC Lutron Services Co., Inc. - Field Service | 107 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Westmoreland Electric Services, LLC | 107 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Burns Mechanical | 107 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | READING HOSPITAL | 5,693 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAO : Reading | 2,203 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A077 - Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center | 1,764 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - TEN1 | 1,261 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tri Pointe Homes Sacramento | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tee Bar Corp | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Top Shelf Manufacturing Inc | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UT Health Carthage | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Don Kennedy Roofing | 107 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cockrill Bend Location | 107 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metalor Technologies | 107 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kaw Valley Companies, Inc. | 107 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.