Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing · Indiana
Better Way Products New Paris
New Paris, IN · ~270 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Better Way Products New Paris runs at 63% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Better Way Products New Paris: 2.1 TCR = 63% of Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Better Way Products New Paris safety composite
Better Way Products New Paris scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 73% 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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
−1.1
2016→2024
Better Way Products New Paris injury rate improved
Better Way Products New Paris's TCR fell 1.1 from 2.5 in 2016 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.5 · 2017=2.1 · 2018=3.1 · 2019=0.4 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · New Paris, IN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 63% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #40/143
- PHOTO Estill SC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 54 inj
- SIZE ~270 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Estill SC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Better Way Products New Paris in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Better Way Products New Paris
2.1 TCR
- Estill SC
Estill SC
2.1 TCR
- Iceberg Enterp
Iceberg Enterprises
2.1 TCR
- AMANTI ART
AMANTI ART
2.1 TCR
- Vinventions US
Vinventions USA, LLC
2.1 TCR
What this shows Better Way Products New Paris averages 2.1 TCR (63% of the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Better Way Products New Paris TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=2.1 · 2018=3.1 · 2019=0.4 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Better Way Products New Paris falls in its industry
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and ext establishmentsSafer than 73% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 143 Motor vehicle moldings and ext employers in Indiana.
Better Way Products New Paris has more employees than the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, p median and a lower 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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · IN · New Paris
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 8 employers in New Paris, 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 | Estill SC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Iceberg Enterprises | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AMANTI ART | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vinventions USA, LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Hamstra Group, Inc. | 270 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Holsum of Fort Wayne | 270 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | General Stamping & Metalworks- South Bend | 270 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dometic - LaGrange | 270 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smoker Craft Inc | 685 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 149 LCI | 388 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smart LLC | 330 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Independent Protection Company dba Turtle Top | 162 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stilsing Electric, Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AMP-Cherokee Environmental Solutions | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Munschauer, Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Glen Island Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | General Tool Company | 270 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Semblex Corporation | 270 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Saint Joseph Living Center | 270 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tri Dal, LLC | 270 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.