Tires, plastics, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Architectural Polymers
Palmerton, PA · ~40 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
Architectural Polymers runs at 223% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Tires, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Architectural Polymers: 7.4 TCR = 223% of Tires, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Architectural Polymers safety composite
Architectural Polymers scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
−6.0
2016→2024
Architectural Polymers injury rate improved
Architectural Polymers's TCR fell 6.0 from 8.6 in 2016 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 17.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.6 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=7.1 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=17.8 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=16.6 · 2023=8.6 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Palmerton, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 223% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #152/183
- PHOTO Gemini Plastics, Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gemini Plastics, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Architectural Polymers in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Architectural Polymers
7.4 TCR
- Gemini Plastic
Gemini Plastics, Inc.
7.4 TCR
- Palram Panels
Palram Panels - PPI
7.4 TCR
- Grand Haven Cu
Grand Haven Custom Molding LLC
7.4 TCR
- Flambeau Sharo
Flambeau Sharon Center
7.3 TCR
What this shows Architectural Polymers averages 7.4 TCR (223% of the Tires, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Architectural Polymers TCR series: 2016=8.6 · 2017=0 · 2018=7.1 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=17.8 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=16.6 · 2023=8.6 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Architectural Polymers falls in its industry
2,838 Tires, plastics, manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 16% 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 #152 safest of 183 Tires, plastics, manufacturing employers in Pennsylvania.
Architectural Polymers has fewer employees than the Tires, plastics, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16.6 | 11.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17.8 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · PA · Palmerton
2,838 Tires, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 11 employers in Palmerton, 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 | Gemini Plastics, Inc. | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Palram Panels - PPI | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flambeau Sharon Center | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grand Haven Custom Molding LLC | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CNB Mushroom, LLC | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ASA Mushroom LLC | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Conard-Pyle Co. | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coastal Greenhouses, LLC -PA | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmerton Facility | 115 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Zinc Recycling Corp - Palmerton | 97 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmerton | 91 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Structural Metal Fabricators, INC. | 64 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Barro's Pizza, 67th Ave | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Therapedic of New England - Brockton | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 052/Cincinnati | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DRM Industries Corp | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lamb Brothers Lumber Company | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pittsboro Christian Village, Inc. | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CHEP Wilmington Service Center (US1M) | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dubuque Branch | 40 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.