Sheeting, rubber, manufacturing · Indiana
Scientific Development
Elkhart, IN · ~40 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Scientific Development runs at 97% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Sheeting, rubber, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Scientific Development: 3.2 TCR = 97% of Sheeting, rubber, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Scientific Development safety composite
Scientific Development scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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
−1.3
2023→2024
Scientific Development injury rate improved
Scientific Development's TCR fell 1.3 from 3.8 in 2023 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=3.8 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326299 · Elkhart, IN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 97% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #3/10
- PHOTO Gold Key Processing,…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gold Key Processing, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Scientific Development in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- HeatTrak
HeatTrak
3.3 TCR
- This site
Scientific Development
3.2 TCR
- Gold Key Proce
Gold Key Processing, Inc.
3.2 TCR
- Preferred Comp
Preferred Compounding Barberton - A Hexpol Company
3.2 TCR
- Durable Corp
Durable Corp
3.1 TCR
What this shows Scientific Development averages 3.2 TCR (97% of the Sheeting, rubber, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Scientific Development TCR series: 2023=3.8 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Scientific Development falls in its industry
257 Sheeting, rubber, manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 10 Sheeting, rubber, manufacturin employers in Indiana.
Scientific Development has fewer employees than the Sheeting, rubber, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326299 · IN · Elkhart
257 Sheeting, rubber, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 401 employers in Elkhart, 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 | Gold Key Processing, Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Preferred Compounding Barberton - A Hexpol Company | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HeatTrak | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Durable Corp | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Black Gold Farms | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 320-NiSource-Chesterton IN-Bailly Gen | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Baer Field Service Center | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IND-DWH-INDIANA | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Forest River, Inc. | 12,549 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | THOR MOTOR COACH | 2,437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elkhart Community Schools | 1,892 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HRV LLC | 1,692 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wheatland Tube | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Danskammer Generating Station | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Inventory Trading Company | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CAROLINA | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nick's Towing Service | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Key Home Health Care | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kimoto Tech, Inc | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reliable Ducts Heating and Cooling | 40 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.