Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Highwood USA LLC
Tamaqua, PA · ~103 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Highwood USA LLC runs at 82% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Highwood USA LLC: 2.7 TCR = 82% of Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Highwood USA LLC safety composite
Highwood USA LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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%).
Highwood USA LLC held a steady TCR band
Highwood USA LLC's TCR held near 0.1 from 2.8 in 2016 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.8 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=2.0 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=2.0 · 2022=2.0 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326121 · Tamaqua, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 82% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #3/12
- PHOTO VEKA South
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~103 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: VEKA South (0.0 TCR gap)
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Highwood USA LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- VEKA South
VEKA South
2.8 TCR
- This site
Highwood USA LLC
2.7 TCR
- Plastics Manuf
Plastics Manufacturing
2.7 TCR
- Deceuninck Nor
Deceuninck North America-Monroe
2.7 TCR
- Action Technol
Action Technology
2.7 TCR
What this shows Highwood USA LLC averages 2.7 TCR (82% of the Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Highwood USA LLC TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=2 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=2 · 2022=2 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Highwood USA LLC falls in its industry
202 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tub establishmentsSafer than 59% 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 #3 safest of 12 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tub employers in Pennsylvania.
Highwood USA LLC has more employees than the Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrig median and a lower 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 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326121 · PA · Tamaqua
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 · 22 employers in Tamaqua, 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 | VEKA South | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plastics Manufacturing | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Deceuninck North America-Monroe | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Action Technology | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GMC Far 2 Giorgi Mushroom Farm 2 | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | E.E. Austin & Son, Inc. | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GSM Roofing | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Philadelphia D&M INC COMCAST | 103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hefty Business Unit - Tamaqua, Pennsylvania | 326 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3634 | 288 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hometown | 278 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3634 | 245 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Harvard Services Group of Illinois | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Admin Services | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 30230-Capstone Kroger Keller Tx | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 225 Community Dr | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wheat Ridge Container | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Battelle - Hilliard Operations | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Berkots Office/Commissary | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Virginia Hall Nursing Home dba Progressive Care Center | 103 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.