Hampers, laundry, plastics, manufacturing · Ohio
Dinesol Plastics Inc-Meridian
Youngstown, OH · ~140 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dinesol Plastics Inc-Meridian runs at 127% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hampers, laundry, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Dinesol Plastics Inc-Meridian: 4.2 TCR = 127% of Hampers, laundry, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dinesol Plastics Inc-Meridian safety composite
Dinesol Plastics Inc-Meridian scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 40%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.92 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%).
Rising injury rate
Dinesol Plastics Inc-Meridian: 1.0 → 2.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 6.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.46× in 2024
Dinesol Plastics Inc-Meridian's TCR rose 1.5 from 1.0 in 2018 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Youngstown, OH ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 127% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #171/270
- PHOTO Merrick Engineering,…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~140 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Merrick Engineering, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dinesol Plastics Inc-Meridian in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dinesol Plastics Inc-Meridian
4.2 TCR
- Merrick Engine
Merrick Engineering, Inc
4.2 TCR
- Affinity Custo
Affinity Custom Molding, Inc.
4.2 TCR
- Whitefield Pla
Whitefield Plastics Corporation
4.2 TCR
- Mauser Packagi
Mauser Packaging Solutions
4.2 TCR
What this shows Dinesol Plastics Inc-Meridian averages 4.2 TCR (127% of the Hampers, laundry, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Dinesol Plastics Inc-Meridian TCR series: 2018=1 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=5.3 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=6.9 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Dinesol Plastics Inc-Meridian falls in its industry
2,838 Hampers, laundry, plastics, ma establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #171 safest of 270 Hampers, laundry, plastics, ma employers in Ohio.
Dinesol Plastics Inc-Meridian has more employees than the Hampers, laundry, plastics, manufacturin 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 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · OH · Youngstown
2,838 Hampers, laundry, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 276 employers in Youngstown, 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 | Merrick Engineering, Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Affinity Custom Molding, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Whitefield Plastics Corporation | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mauser Packaging Solutions | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dummen Orange | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Feazel Roofing, LLC | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cinfab | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CANTON LOCATION | 140 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Elizabeth Health Center | 2,702 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health St Elizabeth Health Hospital | 2,679 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ohio Edison Company | 832 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vallourec Star, LP | 681 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | East Coast Electric, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plant 11 - SC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Platypus Tours Limited | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | View Thru Technologies, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant 02 - SH | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WA Spokane | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Destination 770 Auto, Inc dba Destination Nissan | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IRS Jackson | 140 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.