Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing · California
Universal Plastic Mold, Inc.
Baldwin Park, CA · ~136 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Universal Plastic Mold, Inc. runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Universal Plastic Mold, Inc.: 4.6 TCR = 139% of Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Universal Plastic Mold, Inc. safety composite
Universal Plastic Mold, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
Universal Plastic Mold, Inc.: 2.8 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 6.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.38× in 2024
Universal Plastic Mold, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.6 from 2.8 in 2020 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Baldwin Park, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 139% of ind
- DART 6.3 DART
- RANK #60/117
- PHOTO Captiva Containers
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~136 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Captiva Containers (0.0 TCR gap)
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Universal Plastic Mold, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Universal Plastic Mold, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- Captiva Contai
Captiva Containers
4.6 TCR
- Schuetz Contai
Schuetz Container Systems
4.6 TCR
- Formed Plastic
Formed Plastics inc.
4.6 TCR
- Strongwell
Strongwell
4.6 TCR
What this shows Universal Plastic Mold, Inc. averages 4.6 TCR (139% of the Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Universal Plastic Mold, Inc. TCR series: 2020=2.8 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Universal Plastic Mold, Inc. falls in its industry
2,838 Awnings, rigid plastics or fib establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #60 safest of 117 Awnings, rigid plastics or fib employers in California.
Universal Plastic Mold, Inc. has more employees than the Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · CA · Baldwin Park
2,838 Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 68 employers in Baldwin Park, CA · 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 | Captiva Containers | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schuetz Container Systems | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Formed Plastics inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Strongwell | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HM Clause - Modesto | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Red Bluff Nursery | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BC LABOR CONTRACTORS, INC. | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Diede Construction | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baldwin Park Unified School District | 2,575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 08881501 BALDWIN PARK HOSPITAL | 1,624 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2032-08181501 | 1,555 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAN GABRIEL HUB (CASGA) | 1,345 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 10484 Rocky River | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TXM003 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Best Cutting Die Company | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pinetop | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 10475 River Road | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10481 Orland Park | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10419 Edina | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10460 West Des Moines | 136 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.