Plastics scrap merchant wholesalers · Indiana
Harris Material Exchange, Inc.
Berne, IN · ~49 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Harris Material Exchange, Inc. runs at 264% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plastics scrap merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Harris Material Exchange, Inc.: 5.8 TCR = 264% of Plastics scrap merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Harris Material Exchange, Inc. safety composite
Harris Material Exchange, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 33%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
TCR Δ
−8.5
2016→2024
Harris Material Exchange, Inc. injury rate improved
Harris Material Exchange, Inc.'s TCR fell 8.5 from 8.5 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 11.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.5 · 2017=11.2 · 2018=6.5 · 2019=4.0 · 2020=10.2 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Berne, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.8 · 264% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #38/55
- PHOTO Lakeside Auto Recycl…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lakeside Auto Recyclers, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Harris Material Exchange, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Harris Material Exchange, Inc.
5.8 TCR
- Lakeside Auto
Lakeside Auto Recyclers, Inc
5.8 TCR
- L. Gordon Iron
L. Gordon Iron & Metal Company - Monroe Street Facility
5.8 TCR
- PnP Oakland
PnP Oakland
5.8 TCR
- Alter Metal Re
Alter Metal Recycling - Green Bay
5.8 TCR
What this shows Harris Material Exchange, Inc. averages 5.8 TCR (264% of the Plastics scrap merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Harris Material Exchange, Inc. TCR series: 2016=8.5 · 2017=11.2 · 2018=6.5 · 2019=4 · 2020=10.2 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Harris Material Exchange, Inc. falls in its industry
1,126 Plastics scrap merchant wholes establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 55 Plastics scrap merchant wholes employers in Indiana.
Harris Material Exchange, Inc. has more employees than the Plastics scrap merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.2 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · IN · Berne
1,126 Plastics scrap merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 10 employers in Berne, 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 | Lakeside Auto Recyclers, Inc | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | L. Gordon Iron & Metal Company - Monroe Street Facility | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PnP Oakland | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alter Metal Recycling - Green Bay | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Freeland Dairy | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hoosier Pride Farms, LLC | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Windfall Multi-Crop Research Center | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Rush1 | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smith Brothers of Berne | 527 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swiss Village Retirement Community | 302 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | EP Graphics | 137 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Poseidon Barge - Berne | 86 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Osage Nursing Center | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bailey Manufacturing Co., LLC. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DFI | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #42 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tampa Terminal | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | white springs terminal | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Randleman NC | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NA-US-OR-Portland-NE 112th Avenue | 49 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.