Plumbing fixtures (e.g., shower stalls, toilets, urinals), plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing · Indiana
Lippert Plant 261
Elkhart, IN · ~105 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lippert Plant 261 runs at 197% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plumbing fixtures (e.g., shower stalls, toilets, urinals), plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Lippert Plant 261: 6.5 TCR = 197% of Plumbing fixtures (e.g., shower stalls, toilets, urinals), plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lippert Plant 261 safety composite
Lippert Plant 261 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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
Lippert Plant 261: 5.5 → 7.5 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 7.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.66× in 2023
Lippert Plant 261's TCR rose 2.0 from 5.5 in 2022 to 7.5 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326191 · Elkhart, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 197% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #12/14
- PHOTO Swan Surfaces
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~105 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Swan Surfaces (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lippert Plant 261 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- American Whirl
American Whirlpool Clifton
6.7 TCR
- This site
Lippert Plant 261
6.5 TCR
- Swan Surfaces
Swan Surfaces
6.5 TCR
- Florestone Den
Florestone Denison
6.5 TCR
- Virginia Marbl
Virginia Marble Manufacturers, Inc.
6.2 TCR
What this shows Lippert Plant 261 averages 6.5 TCR (197% of the Plumbing fixtures (e.g., shower stalls, toilets, urinals), plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lippert Plant 261 TCR series: 2022=5.5 · 2023=7.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Lippert Plant 261 falls in its industry
141 Plumbing fixtures (e.g., showe establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 14 Plumbing fixtures (e.g., showe employers in Indiana.
Lippert Plant 261 has more employees than the Plumbing fixtures (e.g., shower stalls, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326191 · IN · Elkhart
141 Plumbing fixtures (e.g., shower stalls, toilets, urinals), plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 401 employers in Elkhart, IN · 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 | Swan Surfaces | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Florestone Denison | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Whirlpool Clifton | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Virginia Marble Manufacturers, Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | E & B PAVING LLC - Bridge | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Comfort Systems USA Strategic Accounts LLC | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BT Indianapolis | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oliver Wine Company Inc | 105 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Forest River, Inc. | 12,549 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | THOR MOTOR COACH | 2,437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elkhart Community Schools | 1,892 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HRV LLC | 1,692 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tecta America Southeast | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Courtyard Marriott St Augustine | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mostl - St. Louis | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Correctionville Specialty Care | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fire Department | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | G.M. Sipes Construction, Inc. | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | County Market #512 | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Troy Forming Concrete Inc. | 105 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.