Epoxy adhesives manufacturing · Michigan
DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products
Hillsdale, MI · ~86 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products runs at 29% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Epoxy adhesives manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products: 1.0 TCR = 29% of Epoxy adhesives manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products safety composite
DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−1.6
2019→2024
DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products injury rate improved
DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products's TCR fell 1.6 from 2.7 in 2019 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 2.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=2.7 · 2020=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=1.0 · 2024=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325520 · Hillsdale, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.0 · 29% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/24
- PHOTO Chemical Division
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~86 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chemical Division (0.0 TCR gap)
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DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products
1 TCR
- Chemical Divis
Chemical Division
1 TCR
- Frankfort - Co
Frankfort - Corsair
1 TCR
- Bostik Temecul
Bostik Temecula
1 TCR
- ASC - Seattle
ASC - Seattle
1 TCR
What this shows DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products averages 1.0 TCR (29% of the Epoxy adhesives manufacturing BLS benchmark).
DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products TCR series: 2019=2.7 · 2020=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=1 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 3.3
Where DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products falls in its industry
287 Epoxy adhesives manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 24 Epoxy adhesives manufacturing employers in Michigan.
DDP Specialty Electronic Materials / Essex Specialty Products has more employees than the Epoxy adhesives manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325520 · MI · Hillsdale
287 Epoxy adhesives manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 18 employers in Hillsdale, MI · 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 | Chemical Division | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Frankfort - Corsair | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bostik Temecula | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ASC - Seattle | 1.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rite-Way Plumbing & Heating Inc | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Lakes Mechanical | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nationwide Construction Group | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wendricks Truss Inc | 86 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hillsdale Hospital | 431 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hillsdale | 131 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 018-00681 | 116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4073 Hillsdale College | 102 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lawson-Fisher Associates P.C. | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gables Engineering, Inc. | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Maricopa County - Education Service (370) | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brunson Cave | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Peninsula Light Company | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MAT Heavy Duty, LLC - Rome, GA | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenfield Cabinetry, LLC | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Krier Foods LLC | 86 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.