Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins · Alabama
Ascend Performance Materials, Foley
Foley, AL · ~90 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ascend Performance Materials, Foley runs at 30% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins workplace, earning a grade A.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.0
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 2
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Ascend Performance Materials, Foley's OSHA Total Case Rate of 1.0 to the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS benchmark of 3.3 (30% of benchmark) across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Ascend Performance Materials, Foley's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where Ascend Performance Materials, Foley falls in its industry
382 Custom compounding (i.e., blen establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.1.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 14 Custom compounding (i.e., blen employers in Alabama.
Trend analysis for Ascend Performance Materials, Foley
Between 2021 and 2022, Ascend Performance Materials, Foley's Total Case Rate held roughly steady from 1.0 to 1.0 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 1% decrease across 1 year of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2022, at a TCR of 1.0, while 2021 saw the highest rate, at 1.0, a spread of 0.0 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 2 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 2 reporting years, Ascend Performance Materials, Foley recorded 2 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 2-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 2 injuries shown on this page for Ascend Performance Materials, Foley are sourced from its own 2 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 325991 - Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2022)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
1 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 200,281 hours worked = 1.00 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ascend Performance Materials, Foley (this establishment) | 1.00 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 325991 |
| Alabama state avg (all industries) | 4.09 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Ascend Performance Materials, Foley to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2022: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2021: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Ascend Performance Materials, Foley's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 30% of the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins benchmark, Ascend Performance Materials, Foley reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.