Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing · New York
Seal & Design Inc
Clarence, NY · ~108 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Seal & Design Inc runs at 141% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Seal & Design Inc: 4.7 TCR = 141% of Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Seal & Design Inc safety composite
Seal & Design Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Seal & Design Inc: 3.6 → 4.7 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 6.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.51× in 2024
Seal & Design Inc's TCR rose 1.1 from 3.6 in 2016 to 4.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339991 · Clarence, NY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 141% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #9/12
- PHOTO Freudenberg-NOK
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 38 inj
- SIZE ~108 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Freudenberg-NOK (0.0 TCR gap)
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Seal & Design Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Seal & Design Inc
4.7 TCR
- Freudenberg-NO
Freudenberg-NOK
4.7 TCR
- JBC Technologi
JBC Technologies Fitchburg
4.7 TCR
- SKF Sealing So
SKF Sealing Solutions - Seneca
4.6 TCR
- AccuTrex Produ
AccuTrex Products Inc. Gasket Division
4.5 TCR
What this shows Seal & Design Inc averages 4.7 TCR (141% of the Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Seal & Design Inc TCR series: 2016=3.6 · 2017=4.6 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=6.1 · 2024=4.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Seal & Design Inc falls in its industry
218 Gasket, packing, and sealing d establishmentsSafer than 16% 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 #9 safest of 12 Gasket, packing, and sealing d employers in New York.
Seal & Design Inc has more 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 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339991 · NY · Clarence
218 Gasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 26 employers in Clarence, 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 | Freudenberg-NOK | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SKF Sealing Solutions - Seneca | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JBC Technologies Fitchburg | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AccuTrex Products Inc. Gasket Division | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kreher's Farm Fresh Eggs LLC | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NYSEG Brewster | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EBJWJ Management, LLC | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | James E. Fitzgerald, Inc. | 108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brothers of Mercy Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 398 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Greatbatch 10K | 243 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ICE | 242 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Innovative Concepts in Entertainment, Inc. | 185 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 03-Salina | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Homewood Disposal - Homewood | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Russell Drive | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Havco Wood Products, LLC | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mrc the Crossings | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rose Tree Place | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bay State Milling Winona Plant | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | South Lot | 108 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.