Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins · New Jersey
Borealis
Port Murray, NJ · ~159 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Borealis runs at 136% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins workplace, earning a grade D.
Borealis: 4.5 TCR = 136% of Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Borealis safety composite
Borealis scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
−2044.8
2021→2024
Borealis injury rate improved
Borealis's TCR fell 2044.8 from 2047.8 in 2021 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 2047.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=2047.8 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · Port Murray, NJ ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 136% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #4/7
- PHOTO Riken Elastomers Cor…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~159 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Riken Elastomers Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Borealis in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MPA (Infinity
MPA (Infinity LTL Engineering Compounds)
4.6 TCR
- This site
Borealis
4.5 TCR
- Riken Elastome
Riken Elastomers Corporation
4.5 TCR
- Virginia Poly
Virginia Poly
4.5 TCR
- RMA Brighton
RMA Brighton
4.4 TCR
What this shows Borealis averages 4.5 TCR (136% of the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS benchmark).
Borealis TCR series: 2021=2047.8 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3
Where Borealis falls in its industry
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blen establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 7 Custom compounding (i.e., blen employers in New Jersey.
Borealis has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2047.8 | 2047.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · NJ · Port Murray
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 4 employers in Port Murray, NJ · 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 | Riken Elastomers Corporation | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Virginia Poly | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MPA (Infinity LTL Engineering Compounds) | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RMA Brighton | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Roy Rock LLC | 159 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | William Grant & Sons Inc. | 159 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bruker OST LLC | 159 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ridgefield | 159 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Borealis Compunds Inc Rockport | 148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 155 Port Murray Rd | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NJ - Port Murray, 155 Port Murray Rd | 29 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Technos, Inc. Manufacturing | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cupertino | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5415 - Plano | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SLE Holdings Rockford DBA: Sub Source | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bel-Art Products, Pocomoke, MD | 159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Santa Ana Creek Development dba Mark Company | 159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 1698 | 159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SPI - WN Merrill - Water St | 159 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.