Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing · Indiana
Fibertech, INC
Elberfeld, IN · ~110 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fibertech, INC runs at 292% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Fibertech, INC: 9.6 TCR = 292% of Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fibertech, INC safety composite
Fibertech, INC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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
−7.1
2017→2020
Fibertech, INC injury rate improved
Fibertech, INC's TCR fell 7.1 from 12.8 in 2017 to 5.7 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 12.8 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=12.8 · 2018=11.5 · 2019=8.5 · 2020=5.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Elberfeld, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.6 · 292% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #127/143
- PHOTO Group B
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~110 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Group B (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fibertech, INC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fibertech, INC
9.6 TCR
- Group B
Group B
9.6 TCR
- Techniplas-Ank
Techniplas-Ankeny
9.6 TCR
- Coastal Window
Coastal Windows, Inc.
9.6 TCR
- AmSource
AmSource
9.6 TCR
What this shows Fibertech, INC averages 9.6 TCR (292% of the Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Fibertech, INC TCR series: 2017=12.8 · 2018=11.5 · 2019=8.5 · 2020=5.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Fibertech, INC falls in its industry
2,838 Utility containers (e.g., bask establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #127 safest of 143 Utility containers (e.g., bask employers in Indiana.
Fibertech, INC has more employees than the Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.8 | 9.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · IN · Elberfeld
2,838 Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 7 employers in Elberfeld, 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 | Group B | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Techniplas-Ankeny | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coastal Windows, Inc. | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AmSource | 9.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Meyer & Najem, Inc. | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Messer Construction - Indianapolis, IN | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Culy Contracting LLC. | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Atlas Excavating, Inc. | 110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ELBERFELD IN | 138 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fibertech Plastics LLC | 119 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North American Lighting - ITP - Tooling Facility | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAL INDIANA TOOL PLANT | 53 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | EDGE Contracting, Inc. | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 057/Ashland | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ross store 375 | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Idpos - Spokan Peak Season Relief | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cedarburg Office - 391 | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PowerBack Rehabilitation Exton | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Red Oak Health and Rehabilitation Center | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Port of Morrow | 110 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.