Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), manufacturing · Missouri
Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing
Poplar Bluff, MO · ~341 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing runs at 38% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing: 1.2 TCR = 38% of Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing safety composite
Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 90% 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing: 0.6 → 2.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.85× in 2024
Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing's TCR rose 1.5 from 0.6 in 2017 to 2.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326220 · Poplar Bluff, MO AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 38% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #1/8
- PHOTO MOUNTAIN HOME MANUFA…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~341 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MOUNTAIN HOME MANUFACTURING PLANT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fluid Connecto
Fluid Connectors : Greensboro HPD
1.3 TCR
- Intralox, LLC
Intralox, LLC - Hammond, LA
1.3 TCR
- Forbo
Forbo
1.3 TCR
- This site
Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing
1.2 TCR
- MOUNTAIN HOME
MOUNTAIN HOME MANUFACTURING PLANT
1.2 TCR
What this shows Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing averages 1.2 TCR (38% of the Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing TCR series: 2017=0.6 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=1.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing falls in its industry
160 Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyo establishmentsSafer than 90% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 8 Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyo employers in Missouri.
Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing has more employees than the Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevato median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326220 · MO · Poplar Bluff
160 Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 56 employers in Poplar Bluff, MO · 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 | MOUNTAIN HOME MANUFACTURING PLANT | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fluid Connectors : Greensboro HPD | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Intralox, LLC - Hammond, LA | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Forbo | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lees Summit | 341 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 152 | 341 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center | 341 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schreiber Foods, Inc. Carthage | 342 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Briggs & Stratton | 676 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Poplar Bluff, Missouri Facility | 671 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 19 | 420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 19 | 418 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Highway Materials Transport LLC | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greenville Venture Partners, LLC | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Landart Landscape Management | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Maceys Provo | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | W South Beach | 341 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Minnesota Department of Transportation District 7 | 341 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UT Health East Texas EMS | 341 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Croasdaile Village | 341 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.