Polyurethane foam products manufacturing · California
US Blanks, LLC
Gardena, CA · ~40 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Blanks, LLC runs at 105% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Polyurethane foam products manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
US Blanks, LLC: 3.5 TCR = 105% of Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Blanks, LLC safety composite
US Blanks, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 43%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
US Blanks, LLC: 2.6 → 3.3 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 8.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
US Blanks, LLC's TCR rose 0.7 from 2.6 in 2017 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · Gardena, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 105% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #13/26
- PHOTO Porex Technologies C…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Porex Technologies Corporation-Michigan (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Blanks, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
US Blanks, LLC
3.5 TCR
- Porex Technolo
Porex Technologies Corporation-Michigan
3.5 TCR
- Dongsung FInet
Dongsung FInetec International, INC
3.5 TCR
- Grand Rapids F
Grand Rapids Foam Technologies
3.4 TCR
- Bridgestone AP
Bridgestone APM FPD Plant #3
3.4 TCR
What this shows US Blanks, LLC averages 3.5 TCR (105% of the Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS benchmark).
US Blanks, LLC TCR series: 2017=2.6 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=8.4 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 3.3
Where US Blanks, LLC falls in its industry
474 Polyurethane foam products man establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 26 Polyurethane foam products man employers in California.
US Blanks, LLC has fewer employees than the Polyurethane foam products manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · CA · Gardena
474 Polyurethane foam products manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 223 employers in Gardena, 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 | Porex Technologies Corporation-Michigan | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dongsung FInetec International, INC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grand Rapids Foam Technologies | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bridgestone APM FPD Plant #3 | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Stackhouse Brothers | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PISTACHIO HARVESTING, INC. | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Watsonville/San Juan Bautista | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gomez Growers | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 602 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ono-030 | 909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GARDENA HUB (CAGAR) | 809 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAGAR - GARDENA HUB | 794 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Havre Sand & Gravel, Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Steuben County Government - Annex Building | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Place at Deans Bridge | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Live Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | TW Metals - Seattle | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Town Hall | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Specialty Products Company - Machine Shop Location | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marine Express Inc. | 40 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.