Bottles, plastics, manufacturing · Indiana
Polycon Industries, Inc.
Merrillville, IN · ~99 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Polycon Industries, Inc. runs at 231% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bottles, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Polycon Industries, Inc.: 7.6 TCR = 231% of Bottles, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Polycon Industries, Inc. safety composite
Polycon Industries, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% 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
−4.3
2022→2024
Polycon Industries, Inc. injury rate improved
Polycon Industries, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.3 from 9.8 in 2022 to 5.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 9.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=9.8 · 2024=5.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326160 · Merrillville, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.6 · 231% of ind
- DART 5.4 DART
- RANK #13/16
- PHOTO 35 RCT Kankakee
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~99 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 35 RCT Kankakee (0.1 TCR gap)
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Polycon Industries, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Crown Packagin
Crown Packaging International/Polycon Industries, Inc.
7.9 TCR
- PORTLAND
PORTLAND
7.7 TCR
- This site
Polycon Industries, Inc.
7.6 TCR
- 35 RCT Kankake
35 RCT Kankakee
7.5 TCR
- Apex Plastics
Apex Plastics
7.3 TCR
What this shows Polycon Industries, Inc. averages 7.6 TCR (231% of the Bottles, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Polycon Industries, Inc. TCR series: 2022=9.8 · 2024=5.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Polycon Industries, Inc. falls in its industry
411 Bottles, plastics, manufacturi establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 16 Bottles, plastics, manufacturi employers in Indiana.
Polycon Industries, Inc. has more employees than the Bottles, plastics, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326160 · IN · Merrillville
411 Bottles, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 97 employers in Merrillville, 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 | 35 RCT Kankakee | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PORTLAND | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crown Packaging International/Polycon Industries, Inc. | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Apex Plastics | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2580-Remington, IN | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grand Industrial LLC | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Capitol Construction Services, Inc. | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ragle, Inc. | 99 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 275-NiSource-Merrillville IN-SLC | 796 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Albanese Confectionery Group | 591 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1618 | 377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Regional Mental Health Center | 371 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Facility 1 | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lilburn GA | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Novavine Inc | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lindon Insulation/Garage Doors | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Gardner Inc NC | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Gant | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kenson Plastics, Inc. | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Ridge Senior Housing, LLC | 99 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.