Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing · Iowa
Plastics Unlimited
Preston, IA · ~80 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Plastics Unlimited runs at 159% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Plastics Unlimited: 5.2 TCR = 159% of Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Plastics Unlimited safety composite
Plastics Unlimited scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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
Plastics Unlimited: 0.0 → 4.6 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 10.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.87× in 2024
Plastics Unlimited's TCR rose 4.6 from 0.0 in 2017 to 4.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Preston, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 159% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #23/63
- PHOTO Kraft South Assembly…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kraft South Assembly & Distribution (0.0 TCR gap)
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Plastics Unlimited in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Plastics Unlimited
5.2 TCR
- Kraft South As
Kraft South Assembly & Distribution
5.2 TCR
- Stellana US In
Stellana US Inc
5.2 TCR
- Silgan Dispens
Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville LLC
5.2 TCR
- Victor S. Barn
Victor S. Barnes Co.
5.2 TCR
What this shows Plastics Unlimited averages 5.2 TCR (159% of the Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Plastics Unlimited TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=10.6 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=8.2 · 2021=7.9 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=3 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Plastics Unlimited falls in its industry
2,838 Awnings, rigid plastics or fib establishmentsSafer than 29% 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 #23 safest of 63 Awnings, rigid plastics or fib employers in Iowa.
Plastics Unlimited has fewer employees than the Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, m 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 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · IA · Preston
2,838 Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 4 employers in Preston, 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 | Kraft South Assembly & Distribution | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stellana US Inc | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Victor S. Barnes Co. | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Storm Lake Turkey Farms | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DMDL | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Calacci Construction Company, Inc. | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Synergy Contracting, LLC | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kunau Implement -Preston | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kunau Implement | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 70474 | 22 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Marshall Pickens Hospital | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gig Harbor WA Yard | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TapaniPlumbing Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S05625 - Charleston Hauling | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mid-Land Erector Company, Inc. | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Acquistapace Farms, Inc. | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | J Kuhn Enterprises, Inc. dba AJ Asphalt | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 234 Glog - Mechanicsburg | 80 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.