Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins · Ohio
Buckeye Polymers, Inc
Lodi, OH · ~42 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buckeye Polymers, Inc runs at 228% 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.
Buckeye Polymers, Inc: 7.5 TCR = 228% of Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buckeye Polymers, Inc safety composite
Buckeye Polymers, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
Buckeye Polymers, Inc: 5.8 → 19.6 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 19.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.43× in 2021
Buckeye Polymers, Inc's TCR rose 13.8 from 5.8 in 2016 to 19.6 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · Lodi, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.5 · 228% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #42/44
- PHOTO Mesa Fully Formed, L…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mesa Fully Formed, LLC - Mesa (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buckeye Polymers, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Buckeye Polymers, Inc
7.5 TCR
- Mesa Fully For
Mesa Fully Formed, LLC - Mesa
7.5 TCR
- A.Schulman Car
A.Schulman Carpentersville
7.4 TCR
- MRC Polymers,
MRC Polymers, Inc.
7.4 TCR
- S&E Specialty
S&E Specialty Polymers, LLC
7.4 TCR
What this shows Buckeye Polymers, Inc averages 7.5 TCR (228% of the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS benchmark).
Buckeye Polymers, Inc TCR series: 2016=5.8 · 2017=4 · 2018=0 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=11.8 · 2021=19.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Buckeye Polymers, Inc falls in its industry
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blen establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #42 safest of 44 Custom compounding (i.e., blen employers in Ohio.
Buckeye Polymers, Inc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19.6 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.8 | 4.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · OH · Lodi
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 8 employers in Lodi, OH · 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 | Mesa Fully Formed, LLC - Mesa | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A.Schulman Carpentersville | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MRC Polymers, Inc. | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S&E Specialty Polymers, LLC | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Goshen Pullets | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Consolidated Cooperative (Mount Gilead facility) | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Columbus Storeroom Annex Stn | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2948_12474 | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lodi Community Hospital | 155 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Machine Shop | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Advance Bronze | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carbon Polymers Co. | 57 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #4090 COVINA, CA | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Panel Truss Hearne LLC | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DC | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Keg Company | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bristol Aluminum Co | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cenntro, Inc. - Corporate Office | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pulmonary LMC | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Roofing Services & Solutions, a Tecta America | 42 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.