Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing · California

Kipe Molds, Inc.

Placentia, CA · ~25 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.0
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Kipe Molds, Inc. runs at 32% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Kipe Molds, Inc.: 1.0 TCR = 32% of Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Kipe Molds, Inc. safety composite

Kipe Molds, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 95% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

B

77/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
A 1.04 per 100 workers

Safer than 95% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% 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%).

Kipe Molds, Inc. held a steady TCR band

Kipe Molds, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=0.0 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=0.0 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333511 · Placentia, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.0 · 32% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #1/5
  • PHOTO Mikro Systems, Inc.
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 0 inj
  • SIZE ~25 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Mikro Systems, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Kipe Molds, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Kipe Molds, Inc. averages 1.0 TCR (32% of the Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Kipe Molds, Inc. TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Kipe Molds, Inc. falls in its industry

216 Molds for forming materials (e establishments

Safer than 95% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 5 Molds for forming materials (e employers in California.

Kipe Molds, Inc. (25 employees, TCR 1.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 3.7 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 050100150200 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Kipe Molds, Inc.
Kipe Molds, Inc. (25 employees, TCR 1.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 3.7

Kipe Molds, Inc. has fewer employees than the Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass 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
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 4.2 0.0 0 1 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333511 · CA · Placentia

216 Molds for forming materials (e.g., glass, plastics, rubber) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 51 employers in Placentia, CA · 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 Mikro Systems, Inc. 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR American Tool and Mold 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR EG Industries - Pixley 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Office & Offsite 1.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE Conservation Farms Ranches 25 FTE
STATE-SIZE GM Ag Services, Inc. 25 FTE
STATE-SIZE Farm Shop 25 FTE
STATE-SIZE Dougherty Brothers 25 FTE
CITY-NEAR 4701-430 484 FTE
CITY-NEAR Heritage Plastering, Inc 289 FTE
CITY-NEAR Arlon Graphics, LLC 286 FTE
CITY-NEAR City of Placentia 208 FTE
NAT-TCR BrandSafway Solutions, LLC - Elba Island 1.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Continuing Healthcare Solutions 1.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Hetran-B, Inc. 1.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Irving 1.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE Tri Cities Foundations Inc 25 FTE
NAT-SIZE Compassus - Memphis 25 FTE
NAT-SIZE Compassus - Reston 25 FTE
NAT-SIZE Compassus GR Manchester 25 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: 2023, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.