Polyamide resins manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Arkema Inc. Birdsboro Plant
Birdsboro, PA · ~64 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Arkema Inc. Birdsboro Plant runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Polyamide resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Arkema Inc. Birdsboro Plant: 1.6 TCR = 50% of Polyamide resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Arkema Inc. Birdsboro Plant safety composite
Arkema Inc. Birdsboro Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 36%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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
−1.6
2016→2024
Arkema Inc. Birdsboro Plant injury rate improved
Arkema Inc. Birdsboro Plant's TCR fell 1.6 from 3.1 in 2016 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.1 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Birdsboro, PA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 50% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #17/37
- PHOTO Integra-Biosciences
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Integra-Biosciences (0.0 TCR gap)
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Arkema Inc. Birdsboro Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Arkema Inc. Birdsboro Plant
1.6 TCR
- Integra-Biosci
Integra-Biosciences
1.6 TCR
- USA IL Marengo
USA IL Marengo Plant
1.6 TCR
- MANCHESTER MOL
MANCHESTER MOLDING & MFG CO.
1.6 TCR
- Monaca Pennsyl
Monaca Pennsylvania Site
1.6 TCR
What this shows Arkema Inc. Birdsboro Plant averages 1.6 TCR (50% of the Polyamide resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Arkema Inc. Birdsboro Plant TCR series: 2016=3.1 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Arkema Inc. Birdsboro Plant falls in its industry
644 Polyamide resins manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 37 Polyamide resins manufacturing employers in Pennsylvania.
Arkema Inc. Birdsboro Plant has fewer employees than the Polyamide resins manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · PA · Birdsboro
644 Polyamide resins manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 23 employers in Birdsboro, 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 | Integra-Biosciences | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | USA IL Marengo Plant | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MANCHESTER MOLDING & MFG CO. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Monaca Pennsylvania Site | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hershey Ag Services | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Garman Builders, Inc. office | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | West Penn Energy Services | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 160 Water Street, Reading, PA 19605 | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | reitnouer inc | 297 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Henkels & McCoy, Pennsylvania - Birdsboro | 245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 103258 - Birdsboro Power Project | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TotalRecycle, Inc. | 88 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ATK Space Systems Inc. - Beavercreek | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Earthworks Pacific, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wausau, WI | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nytric Electrical Contractors, LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hillsboro | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lanxess Corporation-RheinChemie Additives | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. - Wissota | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jonesboro Roofing Co., Inc. | 64 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.