Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing · Ohio
American Excelsior Company Norwalk
Norwalk, OH · ~56 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American Excelsior Company Norwalk runs at 223% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
American Excelsior Company Norwalk: 7.4 TCR = 223% of Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American Excelsior Company Norwalk safety composite
American Excelsior Company Norwalk scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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%).
TCR Δ
−14.7
2016→2024
American Excelsior Company Norwalk injury rate improved
American Excelsior Company Norwalk's TCR fell 14.7 from 16.0 in 2016 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 16.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=16.0 · 2017=12.4 · 2018=14.3 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=7.2 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · Norwalk, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 223% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #23/26
- PHOTO Carcoustics USA Sout…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Carcoustics USA South Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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American Excelsior Company Norwalk in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- BLACHFORD INC.
BLACHFORD INC.
7.5 TCR
- This site
American Excelsior Company Norwalk
7.4 TCR
- Carcoustics US
Carcoustics USA South Inc.
7.4 TCR
- Foam Design, I
Foam Design, Inc.
7.4 TCR
- Woodbridge Cor
Woodbridge Corporation Atlanta
7.4 TCR
What this shows American Excelsior Company Norwalk averages 7.4 TCR (223% of the Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
American Excelsior Company Norwalk TCR series: 2016=16 · 2017=12.4 · 2018=14.3 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=7.2 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 3.3
Where American Excelsior Company Norwalk falls in its industry
474 Foam plastics products (except establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 26 Foam plastics products (except employers in Ohio.
American Excelsior Company Norwalk has fewer employees than the Foam plastics products (except polystren 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.3 | 12.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.4 | 10.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · OH · Norwalk
474 Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 60 employers in Norwalk, 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 | Carcoustics USA South Inc. | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Foam Design, Inc. | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Woodbridge Corporation Atlanta | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BLACHFORD INC. | 7.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rindler Poultry LLC | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Canton General Service Center | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 919-NiSource-Chillicothe OH-Three Rivers Op | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 977-NiSource-Findlay OH-Lake Erie Op Ctr | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fisher Titus Medical Center | 1,024 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | R+L Carriers - NOR | 387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1986 | 365 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Borgers | 337 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Agricover | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R+L Carriers - COL | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R+L Carriers - BUF | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 139 | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Willow Dale Wellness Village | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rinchem Company - CSC 14 Chandler | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hofmann Eau Claire Plant | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Triplett Wellman, Inc. | 56 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.