Insulation and cushioning, polystyrene foam plastics, manufacturing · Indiana

Elkhart EPS Plant

Elkhart, IN · ~29 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.9
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Elkhart EPS Plant runs at 59% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Insulation and cushioning, polystyrene foam plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Elkhart EPS Plant: 1.9 TCR = 59% of Insulation and cushioning, polystyrene foam plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Elkhart EPS Plant safety composite

Elkhart EPS Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

C

71/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.94 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 82% 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%).

Elkhart EPS Plant held a steady TCR band

Elkhart EPS Plant's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 9.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=0.0 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=9.2 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 326140 · Elkhart, IN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 59% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #4/17
  • PHOTO Food Merchandising :…
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 4 inj
  • SIZE ~29 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Food Merchandising : FRESNO (0.0 TCR gap)

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Elkhart EPS Plant in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Elkhart EPS Plant averages 1.9 TCR (59% of the Insulation and cushioning, polystyrene foam plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Elkhart EPS Plant TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=9.2 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Elkhart EPS Plant falls in its industry

260 Insulation and cushioning, pol establishments

Safer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 17 Insulation and cushioning, pol employers in Indiana.

Elkhart EPS Plant (29 employees, TCR 1.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 66 employees and a TCR of 3.1 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400500 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Elkhart EPS Plant
Elkhart EPS Plant (29 employees, TCR 1.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 66 employees and a TCR of 3.1

Elkhart EPS Plant has fewer employees than the Insulation and cushioning, polystyrene f median and a lower 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 9.2 9.2 2 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 4.4 4.4 1 0 0
2019 3.9 3.9 1 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

326140 · IN · Elkhart

260 Insulation and cushioning, polystyrene foam plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 401 employers in Elkhart, IN · 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 Food Merchandising : FRESNO 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Dart Container North Aurora 2.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Tekni-Plex Wenatchee, WA 2.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Atlas Molded Products - Denver 2.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE Calf Land LLC 29 FTE
STATE-SIZE LeMaster Steel Erectors Inc. - Noblesville 29 FTE
STATE-SIZE 640-NiSource-Kokomo IN-Home Ave 29 FTE
STATE-SIZE CenterPoint Energy - Clarksville 29 FTE
CITY-NEAR Forest River, Inc. 12,549 FTE
CITY-NEAR THOR MOTOR COACH 2,437 FTE
CITY-NEAR Elkhart Community Schools 1,892 FTE
CITY-NEAR HRV LLC 1,692 FTE
NAT-TCR Lincoln Packaged Gas Store 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Seneca - Harmony 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR NJ31 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Ellet Neon Sales & Service Inc 1.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Fogelsville EPS Plant 29 FTE
NAT-SIZE Carter Mt. Fruit Stand 29 FTE
NAT-SIZE Bulverde Road 29 FTE
NAT-SIZE FCL Builders Georgia, LLC 29 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.