Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing · Michigan
Summit Polymers Inc. - Syntech Plant
Sturgis, MI · ~176 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Summit Polymers Inc. - Syntech Plant runs at 173% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Summit Polymers Inc. - Syntech Plant: 5.7 TCR = 173% of Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Summit Polymers Inc. - Syntech Plant safety composite
Summit Polymers Inc. - Syntech Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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
−2.8
2016→2022
Summit Polymers Inc. - Syntech Plant injury rate improved
Summit Polymers Inc. - Syntech Plant's TCR fell 2.8 from 7.8 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.8 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.8 · 2017=5.4 · 2018=7.4 · 2019=3.0 · 2022=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Sturgis, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 173% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #165/218
- PHOTO Mauser Geismar, LA
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 47 inj
- SIZE ~176 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mauser Geismar, LA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Summit Polymers Inc. - Syntech Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Summit Polymers Inc. - Syntech Plant
5.7 TCR
- Mauser Geismar
Mauser Geismar, LA
5.7 TCR
- C&H Plastics,
C&H Plastics, Inc
5.7 TCR
- Plastic Ingenu
Plastic Ingenuity, Inc. - Mazomanie
5.7 TCR
- Cornerstone Co
Cornerstone Composites
5.7 TCR
What this shows Summit Polymers Inc. - Syntech Plant averages 5.7 TCR (173% of the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Summit Polymers Inc. - Syntech Plant TCR series: 2016=7.8 · 2017=5.4 · 2018=7.4 · 2019=3 · 2022=5 · BLS 3.3
Where Summit Polymers Inc. - Syntech Plant falls in its industry
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and ext establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #165 safest of 218 Motor vehicle moldings and ext employers in Michigan.
Summit Polymers Inc. - Syntech Plant has more employees than the Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, p median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · MI · Sturgis
2,838 Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 35 employers in Sturgis, MI · 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 | Mauser Geismar, LA | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | C&H Plastics, Inc | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plastic Ingenuity, Inc. - Mazomanie | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cornerstone Composites | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Burnette Foods, Hartford | 176 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gray & Company | 176 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ferndale Maize LLC | 176 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Utica | 176 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AN Sturgis | 482 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Morgan Olson Plant 5 | 426 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Morgan Olson Plant 1 | 357 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Burr Oak Tool Inc. | 314 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mercy Medical Center | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lasseter Tractor Company Inc | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Providence at Home | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tops #504 | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Automated Casting Facility | 176 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elm Terrace Gardens | 176 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Raceland Raw Sugar LLC | 176 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USA Corporate; Torrington | 176 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.