Packaging, foam plastics (except polystyrene), manufacturing · Tennessee
Cassemco
Cookeville, TN · ~37 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cassemco runs at 158% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Packaging, foam plastics (except polystyrene), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Cassemco: 5.2 TCR = 158% of Packaging, foam plastics (except polystyrene), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cassemco safety composite
Cassemco scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), 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 5.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Cassemco: 0.0 → 3.4 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 10.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.65× in 2024
Cassemco's TCR rose 3.4 from 0.0 in 2018 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 10.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · Cookeville, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 158% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #18/20
- PHOTO Dalton Foam div. NCF…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dalton Foam div. NCFI, Polyurethanes (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Tennessee employers → · Look up another →
Cassemco in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Molnlycke Manu
Molnlycke Manufacturing US - WCC
5.3 TCR
- This site
Cassemco
5.2 TCR
- Dalton Foam di
Dalton Foam div. NCFI, Polyurethanes
5.2 TCR
- Future Foam
Future Foam
5.2 TCR
- Hearing Compon
Hearing Components, Inc.
5.1 TCR
What this shows Cassemco averages 5.2 TCR (158% of the Packaging, foam plastics (except polystyrene), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Cassemco TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=8.4 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Cassemco falls in its industry
474 Packaging, foam plastics (exce establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 20 Packaging, foam plastics (exce employers in Tennessee.
Cassemco has fewer employees than the Packaging, foam plastics (except polysty median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · TN · Cookeville
474 Packaging, foam plastics (except polystyrene), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 135 employers in Cookeville, TN · 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 | Dalton Foam div. NCFI, Polyurethanes | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Future Foam | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Molnlycke Manufacturing US - WCC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hearing Components, Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shelbyville Hatchery | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dyersburg Electric System | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corp | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RFW CONSTRUCTION GROUP | 37 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CSC -COPORATE SERVICE CENTER | 974 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cookeville CSC | 908 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cookeville CKV 4 | 855 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PUTNAM COUNTY LOCAL GOVERNMENT | 773 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 407 Macedon | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bayview Engineering & Construction Inc | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Memorial Hospital of Carbondale | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 276 McAllen | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Delano | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pro Products LLC | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fehr Bros Industries Inc | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corlett Turner | 37 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.