Silicone (except resins) manufacturing · Ohio
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Damar
Akron, OH · ~85 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Damar runs at 73% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Silicone (except resins) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Damar: 2.4 TCR = 73% of Silicone (except resins) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Damar safety composite
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Damar scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 2.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
−0.4
2020→2024
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Damar injury rate improved
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Damar's TCR fell 0.4 from 3.6 in 2020 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 3.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=3.6 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Akron, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 73% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #24/44
- PHOTO allnex USA Inc - Kal…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~85 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: allnex USA Inc - Kalamazoo (0.0 TCR gap)
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Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Damar in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Damar
2.4 TCR
- allnex USA Inc
allnex USA Inc - Kalamazoo
2.4 TCR
- Silbond Corpor
Silbond Corporation
2.4 TCR
- Shin-Etsu Sili
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Evans 2
2.4 TCR
- Manufacturers
Manufacturers Chemicals
2.4 TCR
What this shows Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Damar averages 2.4 TCR (73% of the Silicone (except resins) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Damar TCR series: 2020=3.6 · 2021=0 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=2 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Damar falls in its industry
552 Silicone (except resins) manuf establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #24 safest of 44 Silicone (except resins) manuf employers in Ohio.
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Damar has more employees than the Silicone (except resins) manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · OH · Akron
552 Silicone (except resins) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 512 employers in Akron, 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 | allnex USA Inc - Kalamazoo | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Silbond Corporation | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. Evans 2 | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manufacturers Chemicals | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Foti Contracting LLC | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brocon Construction Inc | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NEO Market | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SILCO FIRE & SECURITY - COLUMBUS | 85 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron | 6,746 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Akron Children's Hospital | 6,060 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Summa Health - Akron City | 4,801 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Akron General Medical Center | 4,176 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Missouri History Museum | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Superl, Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rockwood Specialties LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bowen's Corner Elementary | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | International Operations & Services USA LLC | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Recology South Bay | 85 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.