Flexographic inks manufacturing · Wisconsin
Sun Chemical Menasha Mfg.
Menasha, WI · ~30 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sun Chemical Menasha Mfg. runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Flexographic inks manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Sun Chemical Menasha Mfg.: 4.2 TCR = 128% of Flexographic inks manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sun Chemical Menasha Mfg. safety composite
Sun Chemical Menasha Mfg. 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.16 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
Sun Chemical Menasha Mfg.: 7.8 → 9.2 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 9.2 TCR · DART/TCR 2.17× in 2022
Sun Chemical Menasha Mfg.'s TCR rose 1.4 from 7.8 in 2016 to 9.2 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 2.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325910 · Menasha, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 128% of ind
- DART 9.2 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Polymeric US
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Polymeric US (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sun Chemical Menasha Mfg. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Hopkinsville M
Hopkinsville Mother Plant
4.3 TCR
- This site
Sun Chemical Menasha Mfg.
4.2 TCR
- Polymeric US
Polymeric US
4.2 TCR
- Armor
Armor
4.1 TCR
- Sun Chemical C
Sun Chemical Colonial Heights
4 TCR
What this shows Sun Chemical Menasha Mfg. averages 4.2 TCR (128% of the Flexographic inks manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sun Chemical Menasha Mfg. TCR series: 2016=7.8 · 2017=0 · 2019=0 · 2022=9.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Sun Chemical Menasha Mfg. falls in its industry
111 Flexographic inks manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Flexographic inks manufacturin employers in Wisconsin.
Sun Chemical Menasha Mfg. has fewer employees than the Flexographic inks manufacturing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325910 · WI · Menasha
111 Flexographic inks manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 55 employers in Menasha, WI · 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 | Polymeric US | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hopkinsville Mother Plant | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Armor | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sun Chemical Colonial Heights | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wayside Nurseries Inc | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hwy 37 Farms | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lake Mills Complex (LMC) | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tomah Receiving | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Faith Technologies | 2,712 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LSC Communications Menasha Print | 462 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeside Book Company - Menasha | 337 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Transcontinental Packaging Menasha | 280 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | HI - 91-238 Kauhi | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Toray Advanced Composites | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CLE-ODFL | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TOL-ODFL | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sheffield Manor | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trailmaster | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gyford Decor, LLC | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kaleidoscope Landscape | 30 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.