Rubber, synthetic, manufacturing · Indiana

South Bend Modern Molding

Mishawaka, IN · ~125 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
14.6
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

South Bend Modern Molding runs at 444% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Rubber, synthetic, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

South Bend Modern Molding: 14.6 TCR = 444% of Rubber, synthetic, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

South Bend Modern Molding safety composite

South Bend Modern Molding scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).

F

17/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 14.64 per 100 workers

Safer than 2% of industry peers

DART rate
F 6.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 9% 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

−9.3

2016→2018

South Bend Modern Molding injury rate improved

South Bend Modern Molding's TCR fell 9.3 from 17.6 in 2016 to 8.3 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 18.0 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=17.6 · 2017=18.0 · 2018=8.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325212 · Mishawaka, IN ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 14.6 · 444% of ind

  • DART 6.7 DART
  • RANK #5/5
  • PHOTO Kraiburg Holding
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 46 inj
  • SIZE ~125 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Kraiburg Holding (0.7 TCR gap)

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South Bend Modern Molding in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows South Bend Modern Molding averages 14.6 TCR (444% of the Rubber, synthetic, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

South Bend Modern Molding TCR series: 2016=17.6 · 2017=18 · 2018=8.3 · BLS 3.3

Where South Bend Modern Molding falls in its industry

90 Rubber, synthetic, manufacturi establishments

Safer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Rubber, synthetic, manufacturi employers in Indiana.

South Bend Modern Molding (125 employees, TCR 14.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 85 employees and a TCR of 2.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400500 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate South Bend Modern Molding
South Bend Modern Molding (125 employees, TCR 14.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 85 employees and a TCR of 2.8

South Bend Modern Molding has more employees than the Rubber, synthetic, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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
2018 8.3 6.7 9 1 0
2017 18.0 14.4 18 2 0
2016 17.6 14.2 19 2 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325212 · IN · Mishawaka

90 Rubber, synthetic, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 185 employers in Mishawaka, 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 Kraiburg Holding 15.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Gezolan(KRAIBURG)LP 13.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Nephron Nitrile, LLC 13.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Griswold Products LLC 16.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Premier Energy Services 125 FTE
STATE-SIZE COMMERCIAL SERVICE OF BLOOMINGTON INC 125 FTE
STATE-SIZE Columbus Container 125 FTE
STATE-SIZE Dallas Group of America 125 FTE
CITY-NEAR Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Mishawaka 1,906 FTE
CITY-NEAR AM General, LLC 459 FTE
CITY-NEAR LCI - 039 392 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 2678 381 FTE
NAT-TCR Orscheln Farm and Home LLC 117 14.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Ogden #079 14.6 TCR
NAT-TCR carry-on trailer coburg 14.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Havasu Dunes Resort 14.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Essentra 125 FTE
NAT-SIZE Goodrich AL - Opa-Locka 125 FTE
NAT-SIZE DSAR Decision 125 FTE
NAT-SIZE Eversource - Southboro Electric 125 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.