All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Ames Industries, Inc
Hershey, PA · ~51 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ames Industries, Inc runs at 323% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Ames Industries, Inc: 10.7 TCR = 323% of All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ames Industries, Inc safety composite
Ames Industries, Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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%).
TCR Δ
−11.8
2020→2023
Ames Industries, Inc injury rate improved
Ames Industries, Inc's TCR fell 11.8 from 11.8 in 2020 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 17.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=11.8 · 2021=17.6 · 2022=13.3 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Hershey, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.7 · 323% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #173/183
- PHOTO Core Plastech Waterloo
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~51 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Core Plastech Waterloo (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ames Industries, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ames Industries, Inc
10.7 TCR
- Core Plastech
Core Plastech Waterloo
10.7 TCR
- PPD USA Inc
PPD USA Inc
10.7 TCR
- HARVEY BUILDIN
HARVEY BUILDING PRODUCTS, LONDONDERRY NH
10.7 TCR
- Cascade
Cascade
10.7 TCR
What this shows Ames Industries, Inc averages 10.7 TCR (323% of the All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ames Industries, Inc TCR series: 2020=11.8 · 2021=17.6 · 2022=13.3 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Ames Industries, Inc falls in its industry
2,838 All Other Plastics Product Man establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #173 safest of 183 All Other Plastics Product Man employers in Pennsylvania.
Ames Industries, Inc has fewer employees than the All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17.6 | 5.9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.8 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · PA · Hershey
2,838 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 47 employers in Hershey, 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 | Core Plastech Waterloo | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PPD USA Inc | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HARVEY BUILDING PRODUCTS, LONDONDERRY NH | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cascade | 10.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Regulated Fossil Support | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EUD Empire | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mechanicsburg | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allentown Office | 51 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A045 - Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center | 7,659 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hersheypark Entertainment Complex | 2,961 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hershey Entertainment Complex | 2,682 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A021 - Penn State Health Administrative Offices | 1,813 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Greenwood Connections | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Granite City Electric Supply Co Chicopee | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sierra Pacific Farms, Inc. | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Jose CA - Olinder Ct | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Santosh | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Du Page Precision Products Co | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AVENEL | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Heritage Club | 51 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.