Surgical stapling devices manufacturing · Puerto Rico
USSC Puerto Rico inc.
Ponce, PR · ~1,377 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
USSC Puerto Rico inc. runs at 7% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Surgical stapling devices manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
USSC Puerto Rico inc.: 0.2 TCR = 7% of Surgical stapling devices manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
USSC Puerto Rico inc. safety composite
USSC Puerto Rico inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 95% 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 95% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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%).
USSC Puerto Rico inc. held a steady TCR band
USSC Puerto Rico inc.'s TCR held near 0.2 from 0.4 in 2016 to 0.2 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2019 at 0.4 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.4 · 2017=0.1 · 2018=0.2 · 2019=0.4 · 2020=0.1 · 2021=0.1 · 2022=0.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339112 · Ponce, PR AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.2 · 7% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #6/19
- PHOTO Deerfield IL
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~1,377 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Deerfield IL (0.0 TCR gap)
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USSC Puerto Rico inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.2
USSC Puerto Rico inc.
0.2 TCR
- Deerfield IL 0.2
Deerfield IL
0.2 TCR
- Corporate 0.2
Corporate
0.2 TCR
- Vyaire Medical 0.2
Vyaire Medical - Yorba Linda
0.2 TCR
- Tandem Diabete 0.2
Tandem Diabetes Inc. Headquarters 12400 Highlbluff Drive
0.2 TCR
What this shows USSC Puerto Rico inc. averages 0.2 TCR (7% of the Surgical stapling devices manufacturing BLS benchmark).
USSC Puerto Rico inc. TCR series: 2016=0.4 · 2017=0.1 · 2018=0.2 · 2019=0.4 · 2020=0.1 · 2021=0.1 · 2022=0.2 · BLS 3.3
Where USSC Puerto Rico inc. falls in its industry
741 Surgical stapling devices manu establishmentsSafer than 95% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Puerto Rico alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 19 Surgical stapling devices manu employers in Puerto Rico.
USSC Puerto Rico inc. has more employees than the Surgical stapling devices manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339112 · PR · Ponce
741 Surgical stapling devices manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,632 rated employers in Puerto Rico with headcount on file · 75 employers in Ponce, PR · 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 | Deerfield IL | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Corporate | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vyaire Medical - Yorba Linda | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tandem Diabetes Inc. Headquarters 12400 Highlbluff Drive | 0.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Antilles Services | 1,349 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CLARO / PRT - Roosevelt | 1,346 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMO Puerto Rico Manurfacturing, Inc. | 1,333 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oriental Center | 1,321 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USSC | 1,210 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas Ponce | 1,113 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2026 | 675 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 5793 | 588 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Chevron Phillips Chemical Co- Pasadena Plastics | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Exxon Mobil Corporation: Olathe Grease Plant | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RAM Enterprise Inc. | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pleasants LLC | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FirstEnergy Utilities Support | 1,377 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pilgrims Plant | 1,377 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Church Homes, Inc. | 1,377 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Thibodaux Regional Health System | 1,377 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.