Iron based pigments manufacturing · Indiana
Sun Cosmetics LLC
Valparaiso, IN · ~48 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sun Cosmetics LLC runs at 162% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Iron based pigments manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Sun Cosmetics LLC: 5.3 TCR = 162% of Iron based pigments manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sun Cosmetics LLC safety composite
Sun Cosmetics LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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 Cosmetics LLC: 2.0 → 4.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 12.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Sun Cosmetics LLC's TCR rose 2.3 from 2.0 in 2020 to 4.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 12.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325130 · Valparaiso, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 162% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P17
- PHOTO Jos. H. Lowenstein &…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Jos. H. Lowenstein & Sons, Inc. (0.2 TCR gap)
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Sun Cosmetics LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- National Plast
National Plastics Color, Inc
5.7 TCR
- St. Louis Faci
St. Louis Facility
5.6 TCR
- Jos. H. Lowens
Jos. H. Lowenstein & Sons, Inc.
5.5 TCR
- This site
Sun Cosmetics LLC
5.3 TCR
- Sensient Color
Sensient Colors LLC.
5 TCR
What this shows Sun Cosmetics LLC averages 5.3 TCR (162% of the Iron based pigments manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sun Cosmetics LLC TCR series: 2020=2 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=12.7 · 2024=4.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Sun Cosmetics LLC falls in its industry
75 Iron based pigments manufactur establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Sun Cosmetics LLC has fewer employees than the Iron based pigments 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.7 | 8.4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325130 · IN · Valparaiso
75 Iron based pigments manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 122 employers in Valparaiso, 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 | Jos. H. Lowenstein & Sons, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | St. Louis Facility | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sensient Colors LLC. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | National Plastics Color, Inc | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Police Department | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pure Green Farms | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International Rushville | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harrison County REMC | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Porter Hospital LLC | 1,509 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PORTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 1,468 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Opportunity Enterprises, Inc. | 635 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Valparaiso | 411 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | National Management Resources Thomas More University | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SC Department of Transportation | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10015 Brighton | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | milkrite | InterPuls | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Moreno EJGallo Winery | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Denver Regional Office | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Central Florida Regional Hospital - EVS | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SEMCO Energy Gas Company- 16th Street Port Huron | 48 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.