Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials · Alabama
KW Plastics - Recycling Divison
Troy, AL · ~258 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
KW Plastics - Recycling Divison runs at 82% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials workplace, earning a grade C.
KW Plastics - Recycling Divison: 2.7 TCR = 82% of Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
KW Plastics - Recycling Divison safety composite
KW Plastics - Recycling Divison scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
−0.6
2021→2024
KW Plastics - Recycling Divison injury rate improved
KW Plastics - Recycling Divison's TCR fell 0.6 from 3.6 in 2021 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=3.6 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · Troy, AL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 82% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #6/13
- PHOTO Avient Corporation
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~258 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Avient Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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KW Plastics - Recycling Divison in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
KW Plastics - Recycling Divison
2.7 TCR
- Avient Corpora
Avient Corporation
2.7 TCR
- Carolina Poly
Carolina Poly Westminster
2.7 TCR
- Clariant Plast
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago)
2.7 TCR
- Spartech
Spartech
2.7 TCR
What this shows KW Plastics - Recycling Divison averages 2.7 TCR (82% of the Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials BLS benchmark).
KW Plastics - Recycling Divison TCR series: 2021=3.6 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3
Where KW Plastics - Recycling Divison falls in its industry
342 Plastics resins compounding fr establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 13 Plastics resins compounding fr employers in Alabama.
KW Plastics - Recycling Divison has more employees than the Plastics resins compounding from recycle median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · AL · Troy
342 Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 52 employers in Troy, AL · 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 | Avient Corporation | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carolina Poly Westminster | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago) | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spartech | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Marathon Equipment - Vernon | 258 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1620 | 258 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 733 | 258 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Topgolf Birmingham | 258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lockheed Martin Corporation Troy Campus (1046) | 551 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lockheed Martin Corporation US AL Troy 299 Airport Blvd (5209) | 483 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sanders Lead Company, Inc. | 478 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Troy | 390 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Principle Volvo Cars of San Antonio | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MFG Callahan Road | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Safavieh L40 | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Branch 4935 - Ontario | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - SAT6 | 258 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delta Air Lines - PHX | 258 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OLG Lafayette General Medical Doctors | 258 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WalzCraft Industries | 258 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.