Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing · New York
Seal & Design Higbee Inc
Syracuse, NY · ~42 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Seal & Design Higbee Inc runs at 229% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Seal & Design Higbee Inc: 7.6 TCR = 229% of Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Seal & Design Higbee Inc safety composite
Seal & Design Higbee Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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
−0.7
2016→2024
Seal & Design Higbee Inc injury rate improved
Seal & Design Higbee Inc's TCR fell 0.7 from 2.6 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 17.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.6 · 2017=12.3 · 2018=6.0 · 2019=11.0 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=6.6 · 2022=17.4 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339991 · Syracuse, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.6 · 229% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #11/12
- PHOTO Johnson Bros. - West…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Johnson Bros. - West Salem, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Seal & Design Higbee Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Seal & Design Higbee Inc
7.6 TCR
- Johnson Bros.
Johnson Bros. - West Salem, Inc.
7.6 TCR
- ZHONGDING USA
ZHONGDING USA CADILLAC INC
7.5 TCR
- Press-Seal Cor
Press-Seal Corporation
7.4 TCR
- United Gasket
United Gasket Corporation
7.4 TCR
What this shows Seal & Design Higbee Inc averages 7.6 TCR (229% of the Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Seal & Design Higbee Inc TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2017=12.3 · 2018=6 · 2019=11 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=6.6 · 2022=17.4 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where Seal & Design Higbee Inc falls in its industry
218 Gasket, packing, and sealing d establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 12 Gasket, packing, and sealing d employers in New York.
Seal & Design Higbee Inc has fewer employees than the Gasket, packing, and sealing devices man median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339991 · NY · Syracuse
218 Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 436 employers in Syracuse, NY · 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 | Johnson Bros. - West Salem, Inc. | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ZHONGDING USA CADILLAC INC | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Press-Seal Corporation | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Gasket Corporation | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | W D Henry & Sons Inc | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kreher Sunrise Farms LLC | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Genex Cooperative - Ithaca | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IA Construction Management Inc. | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph's Health | 4,299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY | 3,970 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center | 3,720 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center-SJH-NY | 2,803 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Senior Resource Association- 4385 | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Concrete Form Erectors | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spring Arbor of Leesburg | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4902 - McKenzie Truss Plant | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Olson Tool & Plastics, Inc. | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Surgery Center of Lancaster | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Miracle Smile Delivery Inc | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mountain Manufacturing Great Western Alabama - 4023 | 42 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.