Carbon inorganic compounds manufacturing · Indiana
Hammond Expanders
Hammond, IN · ~24 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hammond Expanders runs at 172% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Carbon inorganic compounds manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Hammond Expanders: 5.7 TCR = 172% of Carbon inorganic compounds manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hammond Expanders safety composite
Hammond Expanders scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 0%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% 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
Hammond Expanders: 0.0 → 15.2 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 18.6 TCR · DART/TCR 2.69× in 2024
Hammond Expanders's TCR rose 15.2 from 0.0 in 2016 to 15.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 18.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 2.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Hammond, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 172% of ind
- DART 15.2 DART
- RANK #15/19
- PHOTO METALS AND ADDITIVES…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: METALS AND ADDITIVES PLANT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hammond Expanders in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Southern State
Southern States Chemicals SeaGate
5.8 TCR
- This site
Hammond Expanders
5.7 TCR
- METALS AND ADD
METALS AND ADDITIVES PLANT
5.7 TCR
- Evonik Active
Evonik Active Oxygens, LLC - Tonawanda
5.6 TCR
- Rowell Chemica
Rowell Chemical Corporation
5.6 TCR
What this shows Hammond Expanders averages 5.7 TCR (172% of the Carbon inorganic compounds manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Hammond Expanders TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=18.6 · 2022=17 · 2023=0 · 2024=15.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Hammond Expanders falls in its industry
418 Carbon inorganic compounds man establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 19 Carbon inorganic compounds man employers in Indiana.
Hammond Expanders has fewer employees than the Carbon inorganic compounds manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17.0 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 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
325180 · IN · Hammond
418 Carbon inorganic compounds manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 136 employers in Hammond, 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 | METALS AND ADDITIVES PLANT | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Evonik Active Oxygens, LLC - Tonawanda | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rowell Chemical Corporation | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southern States Chemicals SeaGate | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwest Poultry Services - Corporate Office | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwest Pullet Farm / QC / Lab | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 327-NiSource-West Terre Haute IN | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bedford Operations Center | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HORSESHOE HAMMOND | 1,312 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lear Corporation - Hammond | 920 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Franciscan Health Hammond | 535 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2818 | 419 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amu - or | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Des Moines Marriott | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lanier Rehabilitation Center | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marble Today Palatka | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mulholland Citrus | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Humphrey Agronomy & Grain | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Printron Steel Rule Die, Inc. | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | James Thomas Heating and Cooling | 24 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.