Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing · Connecticut
Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives)
Torrington, CT · ~191 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives) runs at 90% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives): 3.0 TCR = 90% of Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives) safety composite
Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives): 3.0 → 4.4 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 4.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.48× in 2018
Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives)'s TCR rose 1.4 from 3.0 in 2016 to 4.4 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 1.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325520 · Torrington, CT AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.0 · 90% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK #6/6
- PHOTO Henkel U.S Operations
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~191 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Henkel U.S Operations (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives)
3 TCR
- Henkel U.S Ope
Henkel U.S Operations
3 TCR
- Kent Manufactu
Kent Manufacturing Company
3 TCR
- Copps Industri
Copps Industries
3 TCR
- Siroflex, a co
Siroflex, a company of Bostik, Inc.
2.9 TCR
What this shows Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives) averages 3.0 TCR (90% of the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives) TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=4.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives) falls in its industry
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, den establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 6 Adhesives (except asphalt, den employers in Connecticut.
Dymax Corporation (HQ & Adhesives) has more employees than the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsu median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325520 · CT · Torrington
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 87 employers in Torrington, CT · 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 | Henkel U.S Operations | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kent Manufacturing Company | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Siroflex, a company of Bostik, Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Copps Industries | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mohawk Northeast | 191 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Electro-Methods, INc. | 191 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 081666-DANBURY PO | 191 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation | 191 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL | 949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (540) | 924 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | O&G Entire Company | 801 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | O&G Industries, Inc. | 783 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Duvall Road | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AC Corporation - Winston-Salem | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Premier Tooling & Manufacturing, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ug2 - 220 Wit | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lake Charles (Lalkc) | 191 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Melbourne (Flmel) | 191 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | San Luis Obispo (Caslo) | 191 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kennett | 191 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.