Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins · South Carolina
Teknor Apex Company - South Carolina
Fountain Inn, SC · ~309 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Teknor Apex Company - South Carolina runs at 48% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins workplace, earning a grade A.
Teknor Apex Company - South Carolina: 1.6 TCR = 48% of Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Teknor Apex Company - South Carolina safety composite
Teknor Apex Company - South Carolina scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−2.2
2016→2024
Teknor Apex Company - South Carolina injury rate improved
Teknor Apex Company - South Carolina's TCR fell 2.2 from 2.5 in 2016 to 0.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 2.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.5 · 2017=1.8 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=2.0 · 2020=1.0 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · Fountain Inn, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 48% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P68
- PHOTO PolyOne Norwalk
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 45 inj
- SIZE ~309 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PolyOne Norwalk (0.0 TCR gap)
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Teknor Apex Company - South Carolina in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Teknor Apex Company - South Carolina
1.6 TCR
- PolyOne Norwal
PolyOne Norwalk
1.6 TCR
- Electric Cable
Electric Cable Compounds
1.6 TCR
- HEXPOL
HEXPOL
1.6 TCR
- Norac Additive
Norac Additives, LLC
1.6 TCR
What this shows Teknor Apex Company - South Carolina averages 1.6 TCR (48% of the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS benchmark).
Teknor Apex Company - South Carolina TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=1.8 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=2 · 2020=1 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Teknor Apex Company - South Carolina falls in its industry
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blen establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Teknor Apex Company - South Carolina has more employees than the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and m median and a lower 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 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · SC · Fountain Inn
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 42 employers in Fountain Inn, SC · 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 | PolyOne Norwalk | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Electric Cable Compounds | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HEXPOL | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Norac Additives, LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 396 | 309 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Johnson Controls PS - Oconee Facility West Union SC- 00023 | 308 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southwark Metal - South Carolina Division | 308 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1135 | 308 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bosch Rexroth FniP | 957 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DC/FniP Fountain Inn | 900 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AVX Corporation | 684 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fountain Inn | 655 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Monical's Pizza Knoxville | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3059 Keystone | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Terex - North Bend | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Raleigh | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Stolle Machinery - Centennial | 309 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ward Electric Company, Inc. | 309 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate Office | 309 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ALLIANCE | 309 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.