Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins · Tennessee
Teknor Apex Tennessee Company
Brownsville, TN · ~640 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Teknor Apex Tennessee Company runs at 33% 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 Tennessee Company: 1.1 TCR = 33% of Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Teknor Apex Tennessee Company safety composite
Teknor Apex Tennessee Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
Teknor Apex Tennessee Company: 0.8 → 1.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 1.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1× in 2024
Teknor Apex Tennessee Company's TCR rose 0.8 from 0.8 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · Brownsville, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 33% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #5/19
- PHOTO Marval Industries, I…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 68 inj
- SIZE ~640 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Marval Industries, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Teknor Apex Tennessee Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Teknor Apex Tennessee Company
1.1 TCR
- Marval Industr
Marval Industries, Inc.
1.1 TCR
- Avient
Avient
1.1 TCR
- PPP LLC
PPP LLC
1.1 TCR
- Lyondellbasell
Lyondellbasell
1.1 TCR
What this shows Teknor Apex Tennessee Company averages 1.1 TCR (33% of the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS benchmark).
Teknor Apex Tennessee Company TCR series: 2016=0.8 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Teknor Apex Tennessee Company falls in its industry
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blen establishmentsSafer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 19 Custom compounding (i.e., blen employers in Tennessee.
Teknor Apex Tennessee Company 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 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · TN · Brownsville
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 32 employers in Brownsville, TN · 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 | Marval Industries, Inc. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Avient | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PPP LLC | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lyondellbasell | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 1969-MH1 | 640 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monterey Plant | 641 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FICOSA NORTH AMERICA | 639 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Driv Automotive | 641 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LASCO - Brownsville | 558 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Pipe & Fittings Brownsville, TN | 451 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 64 | 209 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 64 | 192 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Division 25 | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aim Leasing Co. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FRKSC Frackville Service Center | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AN Richmond | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant 4 | 640 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Joon, LLC dba AJIN USA | 640 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vaughn Industries, LLC Carey | 640 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1043 - Eagan | 640 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.