Polystyrene resins manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Insulation Corporation of America
Allentown, PA · ~38 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Insulation Corporation of America runs at 251% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Polystyrene resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Insulation Corporation of America: 8.3 TCR = 251% of Polystyrene resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Insulation Corporation of America safety composite
Insulation Corporation of America scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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
−3.5
2016→2021
Insulation Corporation of America injury rate improved
Insulation Corporation of America's TCR fell 3.5 from 8.2 in 2016 to 4.7 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.4 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.2 · 2018=12.4 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=4.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Allentown, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 251% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #34/37
- PHOTO 4006 - Eau Claire Ex…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 4006 - Eau Claire Extrusion (0.1 TCR gap)
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Insulation Corporation of America in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 4006 - Eau Cla
4006 - Eau Claire Extrusion
8.4 TCR
- Rage Plastics
Rage Plastics Altavista LLC
8.4 TCR
- This site
Insulation Corporation of America
8.3 TCR
- Engineeried Su
Engineeried Substrates
8.1 TCR
- Huntsman
Huntsman
8.1 TCR
What this shows Insulation Corporation of America averages 8.3 TCR (251% of the Polystyrene resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Insulation Corporation of America TCR series: 2016=8.2 · 2018=12.4 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=4.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Insulation Corporation of America falls in its industry
644 Polystyrene resins manufacturi establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 37 Polystyrene resins manufacturi employers in Pennsylvania.
Insulation Corporation of America has fewer employees than the Polystyrene resins manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.4 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · PA · Allentown
644 Polystyrene resins manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 447 employers in Allentown, 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 | 4006 - Eau Claire Extrusion | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rage Plastics Altavista LLC | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Engineeried Substrates | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Huntsman | 8.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kaolin Mushroom Farms - M&J Facility | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dairy | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc - Elizabethtown | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Risser's Poultry Handling Services, LLC | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lehigh Valley Hospital | 9,463 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1200SCC | 6,531 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Main Campus | 2,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LOCATION 48042 | 1,728 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MDW - Maintenance | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Professional Building | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Revere Court of Crystal Lake | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6458-ZENA | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NAPA Main Counter | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Drury Inn & Suites - Iowa City Coralville | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Coldspring | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cal-O Shipping | 38 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.