Tanks, storage, plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing · Virginia
Appalachian Plastics, Inc.
Glade Spring, VA · ~57 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Appalachian Plastics, Inc. runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tanks, storage, plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Appalachian Plastics, Inc.: 4.2 TCR = 128% of Tanks, storage, plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Appalachian Plastics, Inc. safety composite
Appalachian Plastics, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 40%), 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)
- D 4.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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
Appalachian Plastics, Inc.: 1.6 → 1.9 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 8.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.46× in 2024
Appalachian Plastics, Inc.'s TCR rose 0.4 from 1.6 in 2017 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Glade Spring, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 128% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #21/34
- PHOTO Silgan Plastic Food …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Silgan Plastic Food Containers - 1 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Appalachian Plastics, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Appalachian Plastics, Inc.
4.2 TCR
- Silgan Plastic
Silgan Plastic Food Containers - 1
4.2 TCR
- Essentra
Essentra
4.2 TCR
- Brentwood Indu
Brentwood Industries Inc., Martinsburg WV
4.2 TCR
- Reliable Caps,
Reliable Caps, LLC
4.2 TCR
What this shows Appalachian Plastics, Inc. averages 4.2 TCR (128% of the Tanks, storage, plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Appalachian Plastics, Inc. TCR series: 2017=1.6 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=8.3 · 2020=5 · 2021=5.3 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Appalachian Plastics, Inc. falls in its industry
2,838 Tanks, storage, plastics or fi establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 34 Tanks, storage, plastics or fi employers in Virginia.
Appalachian Plastics, Inc. has fewer employees than the Tanks, storage, plastics or fiberglass, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · VA · Glade Spring
2,838 Tanks, storage, plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 8 employers in Glade Spring, VA · 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 | Silgan Plastic Food Containers - 1 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Essentra | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brentwood Industries Inc., Martinsburg WV | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Reliable Caps, LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Live Turkey - Dayton VA Hatchery | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bluefield VA Transmission Svc Building | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lynchburg Svc Ctr | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KT Irrigation | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Glade Spring Dry Van Plant | 651 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Utility Mfg Co - Glade Spring, Virginia | 604 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company: Glade Spring, VA Plant | 559 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Glade Spring Svc Ctr | 51 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | BBW Express Hazel Park | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eau Claire Wood Recycling - 1078 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blessing Corporate Services Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Memorial Monuments Meridian | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | URS Hammond | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mini-Circuits (Deer Park) | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cover Technologies, Inc. | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TransPak - DIV 116 Livermore | 57 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.