Bowls and bowl covers, plastics, manufacturing · Iowa
Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch
West Branch, IA · ~137 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch runs at 235% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bowls and bowl covers, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch: 7.8 TCR = 235% of Bowls and bowl covers, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch safety composite
Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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 7.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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
Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch: 8.1 → 15.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 15.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.77× in 2024
Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch's TCR rose 7.7 from 8.1 in 2016 to 15.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · West Branch, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 235% of ind
- DART 13.8 DART
- RANK #38/63
- PHOTO Wilson Lumber Compan…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 81 inj
- SIZE ~137 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wilson Lumber Company, Inc. Kudzu Millwork (0.0 TCR gap)
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Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch
7.8 TCR
- Wilson Lumber
Wilson Lumber Company, Inc. Kudzu Millwork
7.8 TCR
- Engineered Pla
Engineered Plastics Assembly
7.8 TCR
- MDI-HIB
MDI-HIB
7.7 TCR
- Hastings Fiber
Hastings Fiber Glass Products
7.7 TCR
What this shows Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch averages 7.8 TCR (235% of the Bowls and bowl covers, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch TCR series: 2016=8.1 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=9.7 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=10.3 · 2022=6 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=15.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch falls in its industry
2,838 Bowls and bowl covers, plastic establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 63 Bowls and bowl covers, plastic employers in Iowa.
Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch has more employees than the Bowls and bowl covers, plastics, manufac 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 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · IA · West Branch
2,838 Bowls and bowl covers, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 8 employers in West Branch, IA · 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 | Wilson Lumber Company, Inc. Kudzu Millwork | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Engineered Plastics Assembly | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MDI-HIB | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hastings Fiber Glass Products | 7.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hawkeye Pride | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EPI Power, LLC. - Microsoft DSM 12 Project | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Story Construction Company | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pure Prairie Poultry | 137 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Schenker Logistics, Iowa City/West Branch | 248 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nordex USA | 199 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Schenker Inc. (P&G - West Branch) | 123 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US AUTOFORCE WEST BRANCH | 98 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Swiss Chalet Hotel & Suites | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Methodist Home of the South Georgia Conference Inc - Macon Campus | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Landmark Snacks | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | E & L Development, Inc. | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Walnut Creek Foods Distribution | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Power Component Systems, Inc. - Pennsylvania | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CLAAS Omaha Inc. | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Novelis - GBO | 137 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.