Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing · Indiana
Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics
Middlebury, IN · ~148 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics: 4.1 TCR = 124% of Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics safety composite
Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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 4.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
−0.7
2023→2024
Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics injury rate improved
Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics's TCR fell 0.7 from 4.4 in 2023 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.92× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=4.4 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Middlebury, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 124% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #79/143
- PHOTO Precision Plastics o…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~148 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Precision Plastics of Indiana, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics
4.1 TCR
- Precision Plas
Precision Plastics of Indiana, Inc.
4.1 TCR
- Maxi-Lift
Maxi-Lift
4.1 TCR
- 52nd Mold
52nd Mold
4.1 TCR
- Summit Polymer
Summit Polymers Inc, Syntech Plant
4.1 TCR
What this shows Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics averages 4.1 TCR (124% of the Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics TCR series: 2023=4.4 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics falls in its industry
2,838 Coolers or ice chests, plastic establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #79 safest of 143 Coolers or ice chests, plastic employers in Indiana.
Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics has more employees than the Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · IN · Middlebury
2,838 Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 47 employers in Middlebury, 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 | Precision Plastics of Indiana, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maxi-Lift | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 52nd Mold | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Summit Polymers Inc, Syntech Plant | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wastewater Division | 148 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ice Cream Specialties | 148 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Refresco North America | 148 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GDC 2 | 148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jayco Inc | 2,751 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grand Design Rv | 2,359 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LCI - 028 | 449 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lozier Corporation - Middlebury | 401 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bedford Care Center of Petal | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Henning Construction, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | June Tailor Inc | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PJS of San Antonio | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 060 Bakery Plant | 148 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Laale - Alexandria | 148 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tnmor - Morristown | 148 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wishe - Sheboygan | 148 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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