Color pigments, organic (except animal black, bone black), manufacturing · Kansas
National Plastics Color, Inc
Valley Center, KS · ~103 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
National Plastics Color, Inc runs at 173% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Color pigments, organic (except animal black, bone black), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
National Plastics Color, Inc: 5.7 TCR = 173% of Color pigments, organic (except animal black, bone black), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
National Plastics Color, Inc safety composite
National Plastics Color, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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%).
Rising injury rate
National Plastics Color, Inc: 3.5 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 9.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.09× in 2023
National Plastics Color, Inc's TCR rose 2.8 from 3.5 in 2017 to 6.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325130 · Valley Center, KS ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 173% of ind
- DART 6.3 DART
- RANK P13
- PHOTO St. Louis Facility
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~103 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: St. Louis Facility (0.1 TCR gap)
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National Plastics Color, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Chickering
Chickering
6 TCR
- This site
National Plastics Color, Inc
5.7 TCR
- St. Louis Faci
St. Louis Facility
5.6 TCR
- Jos. H. Lowens
Jos. H. Lowenstein & Sons, Inc.
5.5 TCR
- Sun Cosmetics
Sun Cosmetics LLC
5.3 TCR
What this shows National Plastics Color, Inc averages 5.7 TCR (173% of the Color pigments, organic (except animal black, bone black), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
National Plastics Color, Inc TCR series: 2017=3.5 · 2018=6.9 · 2019=6.8 · 2020=9.3 · 2022=1.7 · 2023=6.3 · BLS 3.3
Where National Plastics Color, Inc falls in its industry
75 Color pigments, organic (excep establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
National Plastics Color, Inc has more employees than the Color pigments, organic (except animal b 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325130 · KS · Valley Center
75 Color pigments, organic (except animal black, bone black), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 10 employers in Valley Center, KS · 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 | St. Louis Facility | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jos. H. Lowenstein & Sons, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chickering | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sun Cosmetics LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Project Kansas | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | L.G. Barcus and Sons, Inc. | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HP Pelzer Automotive Systems, Inc. | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2202 MERRIAM | 103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Valley Center KS Truss | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Hope Valley Center | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wichita KS Yard | 37 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HCS - Operations | 34 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wildwood Linen Service | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Feldmeier Equipment Iowa | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #1649 LAND O' LAKES, FL | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Zephyr Aluminum Products | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Philadelphia CCA | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 453 Glog - Ontario | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wrought Washer Mfg. | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aicota Health Care Center | 103 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.