Injection molding machinery for plastics manufacturing · Indiana
Metro Plastics Technologies LLC
Noblesville, IN · ~114 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metro Plastics Technologies LLC runs at 131% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Injection molding machinery for plastics manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 36
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Metro Plastics Technologies LLC's OSHA Total Case Rate of 4.3 to the Injection molding machinery for plastics manufacturing BLS benchmark of 3.3 (131% of benchmark) across 8 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Metro Plastics Technologies LLC's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where Metro Plastics Technologies LLC falls in its industry
61 Injection molding machinery fo establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Injection molding machinery fo employers in Indiana.
Trend analysis for Metro Plastics Technologies LLC
Between 2016 and 2024, Metro Plastics Technologies LLC's Total Case Rate improved from 4.5 to 1.0 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 79% decrease across 8 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2020, at a TCR of 0.0, while 2017 saw the highest rate, at 7.0, a spread of 7.0 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a wide swing relative to the establishment's overall rate, worth checking the year-by-year table below for whether a single severe year is driving the average, rather than a sustained trend.
Summed across those 8 reporting years, Metro Plastics Technologies LLC recorded 36 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 8-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 36 injuries shown on this page for Metro Plastics Technologies LLC are sourced from its own 8 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 333248 - Injection molding machinery for plastics manufacturing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
0 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 207,284 hours worked = 0.00 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Plastics Technologies LLC (this establishment) | 4.33 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 8-year avg |
| Manufacture and Sales of Electrostatic Powder Application and Recovery Equipment industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 333248 |
| Indiana state avg (all industries) | 4.53 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Metro Plastics Technologies LLC to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 7 reportable incidents · 7 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2021: 6 reportable incidents · 6 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 5 reportable incidents · 5 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 6 reportable incidents · 6 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 7 reportable incidents · 7 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2016: 4 reportable incidents · 4 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Metro Plastics Technologies LLC's reported OSHA injury record versus its Injection molding machinery for plastics manufacturing peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 131% of the Injection molding machinery for plastics manufacturing benchmark, Metro Plastics Technologies LLC reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Injection molding machinery for plastics manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.