Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing · Arizona

IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ

Surprise, AZ · ~171 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.2
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ runs at 158% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ: 5.2 TCR = 158% of Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ safety composite

IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).

F

30/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.21 per 100 workers

Safer than 30% of industry peers

DART rate
F 5.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 16% 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

−0.4

2016→2019

IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ injury rate improved

IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ's TCR fell 0.4 from 6.9 in 2016 to 6.5 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.9 TCR. In 2019, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=6.9 · 2017=3.8 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=6.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 326199 · Surprise, AZ ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 158% of ind

  • DART 5.2 DART
  • RANK #16/30
  • PHOTO Sterilite Corporatio…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 35 inj
  • SIZE ~171 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Sterilite Corporation LHC (0.0 TCR gap)

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IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ averages 5.2 TCR (158% of the Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ TCR series: 2016=6.9 · 2017=3.8 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=6.5 · BLS 3.3

Where IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ falls in its industry

2,838 Utility containers (e.g., bask establishments

Safer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Arizona alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 30 Utility containers (e.g., bask employers in Arizona.

IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ (171 employees, TCR 5.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 101 employees and a TCR of 3.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ
IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ (171 employees, TCR 5.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 101 employees and a TCR of 3.5

IRIS USA, Inc. Surprise, AZ has more employees than the Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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
2019 6.5 5.2 15 0 0
2018 3.7 3.2 8 0 0
2017 3.8 3.1 6 0 0
2016 6.9 6.9 6 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

326199 · AZ · Surprise

2,838 Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 130 employers in Surprise, AZ · 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 Sterilite Corporation LHC 5.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Midland - New Berlin 5.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR LB Plastics Inc 5.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Headquarters 5.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE KB Home AZ 171 FTE
STATE-SIZE Arizona Office 171 FTE
STATE-SIZE Roadrunner Drywall Arizona 171 FTE
STATE-SIZE 660-00104 171 FTE
CITY-NEAR Ono-508 913 FTE
CITY-NEAR MMR Constructors, Inc- Mission Critical 657 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2777 432 FTE
CITY-NEAR City of Surprise (Parks and Rec) 410 FTE
NAT-TCR Headquarters 5.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Aptar Torrington 5.2 TCR
NAT-TCR FMCC 5.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Ontario, United Refrigeration 5.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Tops 236 171 FTE
NAT-SIZE Market Place 171 FTE
NAT-SIZE Brooks Brothers Group - Garland 171 FTE
NAT-SIZE NPIC 171 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.