Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins · New Jersey
Primex Plastics Color & Compounding Garfield
Garfield, NJ · ~46 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Primex Plastics Color & Compounding Garfield runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins workplace, earning a grade B.
Primex Plastics Color & Compounding Garfield: 1.9 TCR = 57% of Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Primex Plastics Color & Compounding Garfield safety composite
Primex Plastics Color & Compounding Garfield scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−1.9
2016→2024
Primex Plastics Color & Compounding Garfield injury rate improved
Primex Plastics Color & Compounding Garfield's TCR fell 1.9 from 1.9 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.9 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=2.0 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · Garfield, NJ AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 57% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/7
- PHOTO Clear Path Recycling
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~46 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Clear Path Recycling (0.0 TCR gap)
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Primex Plastics Color & Compounding Garfield in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Primex Plastics Color & Compounding Garfield
1.9 TCR
- Clear Path Rec
Clear Path Recycling
1.9 TCR
- Ampacet Resear
Ampacet Research & Development Center
1.9 TCR
- Altium Packagi
Altium Packaging - Chino
1.9 TCR
- HP1
HP1
1.9 TCR
What this shows Primex Plastics Color & Compounding Garfield averages 1.9 TCR (57% of the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS benchmark).
Primex Plastics Color & Compounding Garfield TCR series: 2016=1.9 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=2 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Primex Plastics Color & Compounding Garfield falls in its industry
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blen establishmentsSafer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 7 Custom compounding (i.e., blen employers in New Jersey.
Primex Plastics Color & Compounding Garfield has fewer employees than the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and m median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · NJ · Garfield
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 16 employers in Garfield, NJ · 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 | Clear Path Recycling | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ampacet Research & Development Center | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Altium Packaging - Chino | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HP1 | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Holland Greenhouses Inc. | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WATERFORD | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Jersey American Water - Monmouth Production | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NJ Division Freehold | 46 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 5752 | 505 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5752 | 428 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brimar Industries | 94 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 981 GARFIELD, NJ | 89 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cool Springs Store#1103 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Matandy Steel | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | H&H Brown Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | APT Manufacturing Solutions | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | UBI | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 241 East Main Street | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XRD | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XWC | 46 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.