Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing · Connecticut
Hydrofera LLC
Manchester, CT · ~86 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hydrofera LLC runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Hydrofera LLC: 4.2 TCR = 126% of Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hydrofera LLC safety composite
Hydrofera LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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
−1.7
2019→2024
Hydrofera LLC injury rate improved
Hydrofera LLC's TCR fell 1.7 from 3.9 in 2019 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.9 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=4.4 · 2024=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · Manchester, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 126% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Ivex Protective Pack…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~86 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ivex Protective Packaging, LLC Campbell Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hydrofera LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Hydrofera LLC
4.2 TCR
- Ivex Protectiv
Ivex Protective Packaging, LLC Campbell Facility
4.2 TCR
- Derby Fabricat
Derby Fabricating Solutions - Louisville
4.2 TCR
- FXI, Inc. - Co
FXI, Inc. - Corry
4.2 TCR
- Smithers-Oasis
Smithers-Oasis Stow St
4.1 TCR
What this shows Hydrofera LLC averages 4.2 TCR (126% of the Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Hydrofera LLC TCR series: 2019=3.9 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=4.4 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Hydrofera LLC falls in its industry
474 Foam plastics products (except establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Foam plastics products (except employers in Connecticut.
Hydrofera LLC has more employees than the Foam plastics products (except polystren median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · CT · Manchester
474 Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 145 employers in Manchester, CT · 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 | Ivex Protective Packaging, LLC Campbell Facility | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Derby Fabricating Solutions - Louisville | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FXI, Inc. - Corry | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Smithers-Oasis Stow St | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Norwalk Elec | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Administration | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Public Works Department | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6450_14974 | 86 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Manchester Memorial Hospital | 1,652 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 235 MANCHESTER CT | 412 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1891 | 387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Home Office | 381 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 3006 Hai143 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Intermountain Specialty Foods | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gay & Son Masonry, L.P. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DJ Trusses Unlimited Inc | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LiveGreen, Inc. | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Micromatic LLC | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Palmer Soderberg, Inc. | 86 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.