Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins · Virginia
Strongwell_Highlands
Abingdon, VA · ~39 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Strongwell_Highlands runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins workplace, earning a grade D.
Strongwell_Highlands: 5.4 TCR = 163% of Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Strongwell_Highlands safety composite
Strongwell_Highlands scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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 5.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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
Strongwell_Highlands: 4.8 → 12.7 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 12.7 TCR · DART/TCR 2.36× in 2020
Strongwell_Highlands's TCR rose 7.9 from 4.8 in 2016 to 12.7 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 2.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · Abingdon, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 163% of ind
- DART 12.7 DART
- RANK #7/7
- PHOTO Mexichem Specialty C…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster (0.0 TCR gap)
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Strongwell_Highlands in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- TOK America, I
TOK America, Inc
5.5 TCR
- This site
Strongwell_Highlands
5.4 TCR
- Mexichem Speci
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster
5.3 TCR
- Nupla Corporat
Nupla Corporation
5.3 TCR
- Warren MCPP
Warren MCPP
5.2 TCR
What this shows Strongwell_Highlands averages 5.4 TCR (163% of the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS benchmark).
Strongwell_Highlands TCR series: 2016=4.8 · 2017=0 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=12.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Strongwell_Highlands falls in its industry
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blen establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 7 Custom compounding (i.e., blen employers in Virginia.
Strongwell_Highlands has fewer employees than the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · VA · Abingdon
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 46 employers in Abingdon, VA · 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 | Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TOK America, Inc | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nupla Corporation | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Warren MCPP | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Select Genetics VA Hatch 60 61 62 64 65 66, 950-VA | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Utilities - Sewerage Systems | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D.D. Kerns Construction Company, Inc. | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DWATTS Construction LLC | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Food City Distribution Center | 845 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 658 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Food City Support Center | 387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 154 | 335 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Archway Programs | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Treesmiths, Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Newton NC | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Galaxy Mission Grove Theatre | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cash Saver #3819 | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hampton Inn & Suites | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | A & A Machinery Moving, Inc. Morrisville, PA | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pel-Freez Arkansas, LLC | 39 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.