Film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing · Michigan
Highland Plastics, Inc.
Shepherd, MI · ~51 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Highland Plastics, Inc. runs at 427% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Highland Plastics, Inc.: 14.1 TCR = 427% of Film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Highland Plastics, Inc. safety composite
Highland Plastics, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Highland Plastics, Inc.: 6.3 → 17.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 20.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.5× in 2024
Highland Plastics, Inc.'s TCR rose 11.5 from 6.3 in 2016 to 17.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 20.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326112 · Shepherd, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.1 · 427% of ind
- DART 7.1 DART
- RANK #8/8
- PHOTO Webcut and Converting
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 52 inj
- SIZE ~51 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Webcut and Converting (0.0 TCR gap)
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Highland Plastics, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Hydra Pools Sw
Hydra Pools Sweetwater
14.2 TCR
- Superior Putna
Superior Putnam
14.2 TCR
- This site
Highland Plastics, Inc.
14.1 TCR
- Webcut and Con
Webcut and Converting
14.1 TCR
- ISOFlex Packag
ISOFlex Packaging of IN
13.9 TCR
What this shows Highland Plastics, Inc. averages 14.1 TCR (427% of the Film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Highland Plastics, Inc. TCR series: 2016=6.3 · 2017=6.1 · 2018=13.3 · 2020=17.7 · 2022=17.5 · 2023=20.1 · 2024=17.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Highland Plastics, Inc. falls in its industry
396 Film, plastics, packaging, man establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 8 Film, plastics, packaging, man employers in Michigan.
Highland Plastics, Inc. has fewer employees than the Film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 17.8 | 7.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20.1 | 12.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17.5 | 15.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.3 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326112 · MI · Shepherd
396 Film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 4 employers in Shepherd, MI · 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 | Webcut and Converting | 14.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hydra Pools Sweetwater | 14.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Superior Putnam | 14.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ISOFlex Packaging of IN | 13.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jack Pine Farms, LLC | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bay County Waste Water Treatment Plant | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Turner Electric Service, Inc. | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hillsdale County Road Commission | 51 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WDS Enterprises Inc. | 98 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | C & R Electric - Main Office | 77 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alma Logistics, Inc. | 20 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kaytec Richford | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HW Bronx | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Artis Senior Living of Brick | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Legacy at English Station | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dale Spradley Motors, Inc. | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nekoosa Coated Products (LV) | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sweet Manufacturing Company | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HC Warren | 51 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.