Sheet, laminated plastics (except flexible packaging), manufacturing · Minnesota
Clearwater Composites LLC
Duluth, MN · ~34 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Clearwater Composites LLC runs at 133% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sheet, laminated plastics (except flexible packaging), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Clearwater Composites LLC: 4.4 TCR = 133% of Sheet, laminated plastics (except flexible packaging), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Clearwater Composites LLC safety composite
Clearwater Composites LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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
−2.3
2017→2024
Clearwater Composites LLC injury rate improved
Clearwater Composites LLC's TCR fell 2.3 from 4.5 in 2017 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.5 · 2018=6.0 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=7.9 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326130 · Duluth, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 133% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO PORT Plastics, DBA L…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PORT Plastics, DBA Lehigh Valley Plastics (0.1 TCR gap)
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Clearwater Composites LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- PORT Plastics,
PORT Plastics, DBA Lehigh Valley Plastics
4.5 TCR
- Tangent - Popl
Tangent - Poplar
4.5 TCR
- Cedarburg
Cedarburg
4.5 TCR
- Spaulding Comp
Spaulding Composites
4.5 TCR
- This site
Clearwater Composites LLC
4.4 TCR
What this shows Clearwater Composites LLC averages 4.4 TCR (133% of the Sheet, laminated plastics (except flexible packaging), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Clearwater Composites LLC TCR series: 2017=4.5 · 2018=6 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=7.9 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Clearwater Composites LLC falls in its industry
160 Sheet, laminated plastics (exc establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Sheet, laminated plastics (exc employers in Minnesota.
Clearwater Composites LLC has fewer employees than the Sheet, laminated plastics (except flexib median and a higher 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 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326130 · MN · Duluth
160 Sheet, laminated plastics (except flexible packaging), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 340 employers in Duluth, MN · 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 | PORT Plastics, DBA Lehigh Valley Plastics | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tangent - Poplar | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cedarburg | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spaulding Composites | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KBQ, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Daybreak Foods, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Forsman Farms SH | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Klaphake Feed Mill Inc. | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Mary's Medical Center | 3,230 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Hospital of Duluth | 3,052 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Building D-Miller Dwan Medical Center | 1,880 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Minnesota Duluth | 1,701 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cookshack | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mates Inc | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 13811 Del Sur St. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Microfinish | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Alexander Ranch, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mobren Transport | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | T.V. Service, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mac Machine & Metal Works, Inc. | 34 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.