Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · Indiana
Aquestive- Ameriplex
Portage, IN · ~112 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Aquestive- Ameriplex runs at 29% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Aquestive- Ameriplex: 0.9 TCR = 29% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Aquestive- Ameriplex safety composite
Aquestive- Ameriplex scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
Aquestive- Ameriplex: 0.0 → 1.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 1.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Aquestive- Ameriplex's TCR rose 1.8 from 0.0 in 2019 to 1.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · Portage, IN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.9 · 29% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/24
- PHOTO RTP Pharma
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~112 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: RTP Pharma (0.0 TCR gap)
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Aquestive- Ameriplex in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Medexus Pharma
Medexus Pharma Inc.
1 TCR
- This site
Aquestive- Ameriplex
0.9 TCR
- RTP Pharma
RTP Pharma
0.9 TCR
- 9001 Building
9001 Building
0.9 TCR
- Procter & Gamb
Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company
0.9 TCR
What this shows Aquestive- Ameriplex averages 0.9 TCR (29% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Aquestive- Ameriplex TCR series: 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Aquestive- Ameriplex falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 24 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in Indiana.
Aquestive- Ameriplex has fewer employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. 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 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · IN · Portage
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 87 employers in Portage, IN · 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 | RTP Pharma | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 9001 Building | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Medexus Pharma Inc. | 1.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 310-NiSource-Michigan City IN-Gen Sta | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Meijer Distribution, Inc-862 | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill) | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pratt Paper (IN), LLC | 112 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Midwest Plant | 889 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Solid Platforms, Inc. | 746 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2544 | 410 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2544 | 404 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | C-Line Products - Main Office | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SB Houston 22 LLC | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dudek | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Modern Machinery - Boise | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Matthews Memorial | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FlexPrint | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Upper Lakes Foods LLC Janesville | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1538 - Belton | 112 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.