Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials · Ohio
Return Polymers
Ashland, OH · ~88 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Return Polymers runs at 152% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials workplace, earning a grade D.
Return Polymers: 5.0 TCR = 152% of Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Return Polymers safety composite
Return Polymers scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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
−3.5
2016→2024
Return Polymers injury rate improved
Return Polymers's TCR fell 3.5 from 7.8 in 2016 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 14.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.8 · 2017=14.9 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=6.6 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=2.0 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=4.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · Ashland, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 152% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #37/44
- PHOTO GEON Performance Sol…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~88 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: GEON Performance Solutions (0.0 TCR gap)
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Return Polymers in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Return Polymers
5 TCR
- GEON Performan
GEON Performance Solutions
5 TCR
- Modern Dispers
Modern Dispersions Inc
5 TCR
- Hatfield Facil
Hatfield Facility 1
5 TCR
- Esco Plastics
Esco Plastics Company
4.9 TCR
What this shows Return Polymers averages 5.0 TCR (152% of the Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials BLS benchmark).
Return Polymers TCR series: 2016=7.8 · 2017=14.9 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=6.6 · 2020=0 · 2021=2 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Return Polymers falls in its industry
342 Plastics resins compounding fr establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 44 Plastics resins compounding fr employers in Ohio.
Return Polymers has more employees than the Plastics resins compounding from recycle median and a higher 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 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.9 | 8.3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · OH · Ashland
342 Plastics resins compounding from recycled materials employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 68 employers in Ashland, OH · 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 | GEON Performance Solutions | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Modern Dispersions Inc | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hatfield Facility 1 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Esco Plastics Company | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Heartland Quality Egg Farm | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Day Farms | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GC Mentor - Cleveland Construction | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Perk Company Inc. | 88 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ashland University | 2,668 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Samaritan Medical Center | 678 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1448 | 421 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1448 | 368 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems OKKUS | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St Joseph Regional Medical Center - EVS | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Foxen Winery and Vineyard | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pomeroy Living Sterling Assisted Living & Memory Care | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lightning Logistics LLC | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eldridge IA | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Johnstone Supply - IDC | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Moberly (Onsite at Walmart) | 88 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.