Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing · Ohio
Karman Rubber Company Inc
Akron, OH · ~33 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Karman Rubber Company Inc runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Karman Rubber Company Inc: 4.5 TCR = 138% of Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Karman Rubber Company Inc safety composite
Karman Rubber Company Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Karman Rubber Company Inc: 0.0 → 11.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 11.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.81× in 2023
Karman Rubber Company Inc's TCR rose 11.1 from 0.0 in 2017 to 11.1 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326291 · Akron, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 138% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #28/44
- PHOTO AMES RUBBER MANUFACT…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AMES RUBBER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Karman Rubber Company Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- IFI
IFI
4.6 TCR
- This site
Karman Rubber Company Inc
4.5 TCR
- AMES RUBBER MA
AMES RUBBER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
4.5 TCR
- NEDC
NEDC
4.5 TCR
- Plasticoid Elk
Plasticoid Elkton
4.5 TCR
What this shows Karman Rubber Company Inc averages 4.5 TCR (138% of the Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Karman Rubber Company Inc TCR series: 2017=0 · 2020=2.6 · 2023=11.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Karman Rubber Company Inc falls in its industry
266 Extruded, molded or lathe-cut establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 44 Extruded, molded or lathe-cut employers in Ohio.
Karman Rubber Company Inc has fewer employees than the Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goo median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326291 · OH · Akron
266 Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 512 employers in Akron, OH · 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 | AMES RUBBER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NEDC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plasticoid Elkton | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IFI | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Foertmeyer & Sons Greenhouse | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trillium Farms Croton Pullet 1 | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Philadelphia Service Building | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron | 6,746 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Akron Children's Hospital | 6,060 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Summa Health - Akron City | 4,801 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Akron General Medical Center | 4,176 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pebble Beach - Market | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LINC 4863 (Huber Logist. - M) | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Superior Packaging Solutions & Services / Ainsley Superior Warehouse | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sioux Falls Clubhouse | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Crown Valley Winery, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Varaon-Jon-Roanoke Iop | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 30484 - Capstone Mclane Cumberland | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baldwin Americas | 33 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.