Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing · Iowa

Engineered Plastic Components-545

Grinnell, IA · ~115 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.7
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Engineered Plastic Components-545 runs at 51% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Engineered Plastic Components-545: 1.7 TCR = 51% of Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Engineered Plastic Components-545 safety composite

Engineered Plastic Components-545 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% 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).

C

72/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 83% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% 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

−3.3

2021→2022

Engineered Plastic Components-545 injury rate improved

Engineered Plastic Components-545's TCR fell 3.3 from 3.3 in 2021 to 0.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.3 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=3.3 · 2022=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333511 · Grinnell, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 1.7 · 51% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #1/7
  • PHOTO DME Co. LLC
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 4 inj
  • SIZE ~115 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: DME Co. LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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Engineered Plastic Components-545 in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Engineered Plastic Components-545 averages 1.7 TCR (51% of the Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Engineered Plastic Components-545 TCR series: 2021=3.3 · 2022=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Engineered Plastic Components-545 falls in its industry

216 Molds for forming materials (e establishments

Safer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 7 Molds for forming materials (e employers in Iowa.

Engineered Plastic Components-545 (115 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 3.7 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 050100150200 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Engineered Plastic Components-545
Engineered Plastic Components-545 (115 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 3.7

Engineered Plastic Components-545 has more employees than the Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 3.3 3.3 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333511 · IA · Grinnell

216 Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 40 employers in Grinnell, IA · 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 DME Co. LLC 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Protolabs - Rosemount 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR YIO MICRON PRECISION 1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Industrial Tool, Inc. 1.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Pioneer International Hi-Bred 115 FTE
STATE-SIZE Smithfield Carroll 115 FTE
STATE-SIZE American Spirit Graphics 115 FTE
STATE-SIZE Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition North America, Inc. 115 FTE
CITY-NEAR Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co 786 FTE
CITY-NEAR North America : Grinnell Windows 474 FTE
CITY-NEAR 0403 - Windows-Grinnell 436 FTE
CITY-NEAR North America : Customer Experience US 357 FTE
NAT-TCR Bed Bath and Beyond Albany 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR buybuy Baby Rockaway 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Presbyterian Healthplex 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Foster Care 1.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Construction 115 FTE
NAT-SIZE 6458-ZSHE 115 FTE
NAT-SIZE 6458-ZLON 115 FTE
NAT-SIZE 8144-IP Mansfield 115 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: 2022, 2021. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.