Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing · Indiana
Scientific Developments Inc Midwest Facility
Elkhart, IN · ~37 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Scientific Developments Inc Midwest Facility runs at 346% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Scientific Developments Inc Midwest Facility: 11.4 TCR = 346% of Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Scientific Developments Inc Midwest Facility safety composite
Scientific Developments Inc Midwest Facility scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.8
2019→2022
Scientific Developments Inc Midwest Facility injury rate improved
Scientific Developments Inc Midwest Facility's TCR fell 1.8 from 4.8 in 2019 to 3.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 19.3 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.8 · 2020=18.6 · 2021=19.3 · 2022=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326291 · Elkhart, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.4 · 346% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #17/20
- PHOTO Biltrite Ripley Oper…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Biltrite Ripley Operations, LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Scientific Developments Inc Midwest Facility in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Qualiform
Qualiform
12.1 TCR
- This site
Scientific Developments Inc Midwest Facility
11.4 TCR
- Biltrite Riple
Biltrite Ripley Operations, LLC
11.3 TCR
- Plant 1
Plant 1
11.1 TCR
- Holz Rubber Co
Holz Rubber Company, Inc.
10.8 TCR
What this shows Scientific Developments Inc Midwest Facility averages 11.4 TCR (346% of the Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Scientific Developments Inc Midwest Facility TCR series: 2019=4.8 · 2020=18.6 · 2021=19.3 · 2022=3 · BLS 3.3
Where Scientific Developments Inc Midwest Facility falls in its industry
266 Extruded, molded or lathe-cut establishmentsSafer than 4% 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 #17 safest of 20 Extruded, molded or lathe-cut employers in Indiana.
Scientific Developments Inc Midwest Facility has fewer employees than the Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goo median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19.3 | 15.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18.6 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326291 · IN · Elkhart
266 Extruded, molded or lathe-cut rubber goods 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 | Biltrite Ripley Operations, LLC | 11.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plant 1 | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Holz Rubber Company, Inc. | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Qualiform | 12.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Utopian Plants Indiana, LLC | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cokenergy | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CORE Construction Indiana, LLC | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1038 - BELFOR Indianapolis IN | 37 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 | Toland | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Windsor Encanto Palms | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pediatric Health Choice-Alexandria | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SA Alloys | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Brock and Sons Inc. | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SouthernCarlson - Winston- Salem | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SouthernCarlson - Phoenix | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BTR-ODFL | 37 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.