Polyurethane foam products manufacturing · Indiana
Ferdinand Branch Plant
Ferdinand, IN · ~26 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ferdinand Branch Plant runs at 109% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Polyurethane foam products manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Ferdinand Branch Plant: 3.6 TCR = 109% of Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ferdinand Branch Plant safety composite
Ferdinand Branch Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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%).
Ferdinand Branch Plant held a steady TCR band
Ferdinand Branch Plant's TCR held near 0.3 from 4.2 in 2016 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.2 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=8.8 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · Ferdinand, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 109% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #23/37
- PHOTO UFP Technologies GT
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: UFP Technologies GT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ferdinand Branch Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ferdinand Branch Plant
3.6 TCR
- UFP Technologi
UFP Technologies GT
3.6 TCR
- Altoona Plant
Altoona Plant
3.6 TCR
- New Castle, IN
New Castle, IN
3.6 TCR
- Hunter Panels
Hunter Panels - Smithfield, PA
3.6 TCR
What this shows Ferdinand Branch Plant averages 3.6 TCR (109% of the Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ferdinand Branch Plant TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=8.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Ferdinand Branch Plant falls in its industry
474 Polyurethane foam products man establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 37 Polyurethane foam products man employers in Indiana.
Ferdinand Branch Plant has fewer employees than the Polyurethane foam products manufacturing median and a higher 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 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · IN · Ferdinand
474 Polyurethane foam products manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 25 employers in Ferdinand, 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 | UFP Technologies GT | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Altoona Plant | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New Castle, IN | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hunter Panels - Smithfield, PA | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Danville | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Whitewater Valley REMC | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Franklin(Pwr Del-IN) | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Indiana Power | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ferdinand, IN | 1,668 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Masterbrand Cabinets LLC | 1,639 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Best Home Furnishings/Chair Division | 302 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Best Home Furnishings - Chair Division | 251 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | White Transit School Buses Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ndx Albensi | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Blanton Supplies of Little River | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sterling Rail | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schexnailder Sheet Metal Works, Inc. | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marine and Industrial Supply | 26 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.