Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins · Indiana
A.Schulman, Inc. East Chicago
East Chicago, IN · ~30 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
A.Schulman, Inc. East Chicago runs at 270% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins workplace, earning a grade F.
A.Schulman, Inc. East Chicago: 8.9 TCR = 270% of Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
A.Schulman, Inc. East Chicago safety composite
A.Schulman, Inc. East Chicago scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
A.Schulman, Inc. East Chicago: 4.9 → 12.9 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 12.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.09× in 2017
A.Schulman, Inc. East Chicago's TCR rose 8.0 from 4.9 in 2016 to 12.9 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · East Chicago, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.9 · 270% of ind
- DART 9.7 DART
- RANK #30/30
- PHOTO Tymex Plastics Inc
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tymex Plastics Inc (0.6 TCR gap)
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A.Schulman, Inc. East Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
A.Schulman, Inc. East Chicago
8.9 TCR
- Tymex Plastics
Tymex Plastics Inc
8.3 TCR
- Deckorators In
Deckorators Inc dba Cedar Poly
8.2 TCR
- Universal Cons
Universal Consumer Products INC
8.2 TCR
- Foster West Co
Foster West Corporation
8 TCR
What this shows A.Schulman, Inc. East Chicago averages 8.9 TCR (270% of the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS benchmark).
A.Schulman, Inc. East Chicago TCR series: 2016=4.9 · 2017=12.9 · BLS 3.3
Where A.Schulman, Inc. East Chicago falls in its industry
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blen establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 30 Custom compounding (i.e., blen employers in Indiana.
A.Schulman, Inc. East Chicago has fewer employees than the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · IN · East Chicago
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 69 employers in East Chicago, 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 | Tymex Plastics Inc | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Deckorators Inc dba Cedar Poly | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Universal Consumer Products INC | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Foster West Corporation | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Noblesville Generating Station | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lawrenceburg Power, LLC | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HQ | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steuben County REMC | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arcelormittal Indiana Harbor | 3,844 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland-Cliffs - Indiana Harbor | 3,192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar East Chicago | 1,371 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar Casino and Hotel East Chicago | 1,155 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Eagle #3021 | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Austin Lighthouse | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Livonia Woods-Livonia Woods SNF | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arc Twin Cities Brooklyn Center | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rai Mx Dca | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0011 - Stockton, Ca | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0006 - Hesperia, Ca | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0005 - Bakersfield, CA | 30 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.