Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing · New Jersey
Sika Corporation - Lakewood Operations
Lakewood, NJ · ~45 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sika Corporation - Lakewood Operations runs at 309% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Sika Corporation - Lakewood Operations: 10.2 TCR = 309% of Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sika Corporation - Lakewood Operations safety composite
Sika Corporation - Lakewood Operations scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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
Sika Corporation - Lakewood Operations: 4.8 → 7.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 18.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.38× in 2024
Sika Corporation - Lakewood Operations's TCR rose 2.9 from 4.8 in 2022 to 7.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 18.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325520 · Lakewood, NJ ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.2 · 309% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #15/15
- PHOTO KitPackers ResinLab
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: KitPackers ResinLab (0.4 TCR gap)
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Sika Corporation - Lakewood Operations in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- KitPackers Res
KitPackers ResinLab
10.6 TCR
- This site
Sika Corporation - Lakewood Operations
10.2 TCR
- Concrete Seala
Concrete Sealants Inc.
9.8 TCR
- Springfield In
Springfield Industries, LLC
9.7 TCR
- Tailored Chemi
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3
9.6 TCR
What this shows Sika Corporation - Lakewood Operations averages 10.2 TCR (309% of the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sika Corporation - Lakewood Operations TCR series: 2022=4.8 · 2023=18.1 · 2024=7.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Sika Corporation - Lakewood Operations falls in its industry
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, den establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 15 Adhesives (except asphalt, den employers in New Jersey.
Sika Corporation - Lakewood Operations has fewer employees than the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325520 · NJ · Lakewood
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 94 employers in Lakewood, NJ · 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 | KitPackers ResinLab | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Concrete Sealants Inc. | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Springfield Industries, LLC | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3 | 9.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | South Jersey Gas-Cumberland | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | South Jersey Gas: Atlantic Division | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Redcom Design and Construction LLC | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NJ-04 | 4,429 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tender Touch Rehab Services | 2,997 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Monmouth Medical Center - Southern Campus | 622 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Renaissane Lakewood LLC | 598 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Perry Elementary School | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Glacier Stone | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SAY Plastics, Inc | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4800-DRC-FARMINGTON | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ben's Supercenter Cass City LLC | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pre-School | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Avery Dennison Medical | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hudson Valley Lodging Associates, LLC | 45 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.