Drums, plastics (i.e., containers), manufacturing · Indiana

Norton Packaging- Hamlet

Hamlet, IN · ~94 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.4
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Norton Packaging- Hamlet runs at 44% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Drums, plastics (i.e., containers), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Norton Packaging- Hamlet: 1.4 TCR = 44% of Drums, plastics (i.e., containers), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Norton Packaging- Hamlet safety composite

Norton Packaging- Hamlet scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

69/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.45 per 100 workers

Safer than 85% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0.92 per 100 workers

Safer than 63% 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%).

Norton Packaging- Hamlet held a steady TCR band

Norton Packaging- Hamlet's TCR held near 0.1 from 1.0 in 2016 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=1.0 · 2018=1.3 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 326199 · Hamlet, IN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 44% of ind

  • DART 0.9 DART
  • RANK #23/143
  • PHOTO Assembly Facility
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 8 inj
  • SIZE ~94 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Assembly Facility (0.0 TCR gap)

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Norton Packaging- Hamlet in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Norton Packaging- Hamlet averages 1.4 TCR (44% of the Drums, plastics (i.e., containers), manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Norton Packaging- Hamlet TCR series: 2016=1 · 2018=1.3 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 3.3

Where Norton Packaging- Hamlet falls in its industry

2,838 Drums, plastics (i.e., contain establishments

Safer than 85% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 143 Drums, plastics (i.e., contain employers in Indiana.

Norton Packaging- Hamlet (94 employees, TCR 1.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 101 employees and a TCR of 3.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Norton Packaging- Hamlet
Norton Packaging- Hamlet (94 employees, TCR 1.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 101 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Norton Packaging- Hamlet has fewer employees than the Drums, plastics (i.e., containers), manu median and a lower 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 0.9 0.9 1 0 0
2023 0.9 0.9 1 0 0
2022 0.9 0.9 1 0 0
2021 0.9 0.9 0 1 0
2020 4.1 4.1 3 0 0
2018 1.3 1.3 1 0 0
2016 1.0 1.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

326199 · IN · Hamlet

2,838 Drums, plastics (i.e., containers), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 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 Assembly Facility 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Millwork & Panel LLC- Social Circle 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Solo Cup Company Thomaston 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Perfect Plastic Printing Corporation 1.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE AGM-Indianapolis 94 FTE
STATE-SIZE Don R. Fruchey, Inc. 94 FTE
STATE-SIZE Maple Leaf Farms, Inc., World Headquarters 94 FTE
STATE-SIZE Campbell's Snacks, Indianapolis 94 FTE
NAT-TCR Bozzuto Construction Company Corporate 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR 9101 - NSM Store Support PDX 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Philipsburg School Bus Garage 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Hampton Inn - Winston-Salem 1.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Hackney Service Merchandisers 94 FTE
NAT-SIZE Bird Road 94 FTE
NAT-SIZE Heritage Hall Clintwood 94 FTE
NAT-SIZE Trader Joe's 0696 Chicago 94 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.