Polyurethane foam products manufacturing · Delaware
Polymer Technologies Inc
Newark, DE · ~90 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Polymer Technologies Inc runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Polyurethane foam products manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Polymer Technologies Inc: 1.6 TCR = 50% of Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Polymer Technologies Inc safety composite
Polymer Technologies Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Polymer Technologies Inc: 1.4 → 1.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 1.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Polymer Technologies Inc's TCR rose 0.5 from 1.4 in 2018 to 1.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · Newark, DE AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 50% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P80
- PHOTO Tupelo Pouring Plant
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~90 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tupelo Pouring Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Polymer Technologies Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MPC
MPC
1.7 TCR
- This site
Polymer Technologies Inc
1.6 TCR
- Tupelo Pouring
Tupelo Pouring Plant
1.6 TCR
- Austin Foam/Se
Austin Foam/Sealed Air
1.6 TCR
- Duna USA Inc.
Duna USA Inc.
1.6 TCR
What this shows Polymer Technologies Inc averages 1.6 TCR (50% of the Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Polymer Technologies Inc TCR series: 2018=1.4 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Polymer Technologies Inc falls in its industry
474 Polyurethane foam products man establishmentsSafer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Polymer Technologies Inc has more employees than the Polyurethane foam products manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · DE · Newark
474 Polyurethane foam products manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,487 rated employers in Delaware with headcount on file · 221 employers in Newark, DE · 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 | Tupelo Pouring Plant | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MPC | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Austin Foam/Sealed Air | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Duna USA Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NAI-0034-0034-02680 FAC-02680-NEWARK-DE | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 02182 - Store # 02182 WILMINGTON | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Redner's Warehouse Market West Dover | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 5472-NAI-0034-0034-03816 | 90 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 50 Christiana | 11,420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Newark Site | 1,462 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DE00000042 GOODWILL INDUSTRIES - NEWARK | 1,028 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DuPont Electronic Materials | 653 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bullen Ultrasonics, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Detyens Shipyards | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 81-Usf-Olf Newnan Sports Club | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Rotonda | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dowa THT America, Inc. | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Piranha Ops,LLC | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Magnolia, LA | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Simpson Meadows | 90 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.