Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Highwood USA LLC - North
Hazleton, PA · ~66 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Highwood USA LLC - North runs at 120% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Highwood USA LLC - North: 4.0 TCR = 120% of Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Highwood USA LLC - North safety composite
Highwood USA LLC - North scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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
−6.1
2018→2024
Highwood USA LLC - North injury rate improved
Highwood USA LLC - North's TCR fell 6.1 from 6.1 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=6.1 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=7.5 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326121 · Hazleton, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 120% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/12
- PHOTO Deceuninck North Ame…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Deceuninck North America Fernley (0.1 TCR gap)
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Highwood USA LLC - North in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Highwood USA LLC - North
4 TCR
- Champion Windo
Champion Window of Charlotte
4 TCR
- Deceuninck Nor
Deceuninck North America Fernley
3.9 TCR
- Vinylume Produ
Vinylume Products, Inc.
3.8 TCR
- Sunbelt Plasti
Sunbelt Plastics
3.8 TCR
What this shows Highwood USA LLC - North averages 4.0 TCR (120% of the Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Highwood USA LLC - North TCR series: 2018=6.1 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=7.5 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Highwood USA LLC - North falls in its industry
202 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tub establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 12 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tub employers in Pennsylvania.
Highwood USA LLC - North has fewer employees than the Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrig median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326121 · PA · Hazleton
202 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 79 employers in Hazleton, PA · 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 | Deceuninck North America Fernley | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Champion Window of Charlotte | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vinylume Products, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sunbelt Plastics | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bream Orchards Inc | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Donegal Egg | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | George E Ley Company | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PG Mehoopany Site Construction | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - AVP1 | 2,394 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Case Ready Hazleton PA | 872 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton | 796 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LVH-Hazleton | 722 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Vallarta Supermarkets #46 | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CAS003 | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CA-VTA-CENTREVILLE | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Martin Drive | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lester Place | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schaller Corporation Plant 2 | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DMLS | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 30406 Capstone Dg Indianola | 66 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.