Plastic Pelletizing · Virginia
Virginia Poly Operations (VPO)
Winchester, VA · ~125 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Virginia Poly Operations (VPO) runs at 175% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plastic Pelletizing workplace, earning a grade D.
Virginia Poly Operations (VPO): 5.8 TCR = 175% of Plastic Pelletizing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Virginia Poly Operations (VPO) safety composite
Virginia Poly Operations (VPO) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
−0.7
2016→2019
Virginia Poly Operations (VPO) injury rate improved
Virginia Poly Operations (VPO)'s TCR fell 0.7 from 6.0 in 2016 to 5.3 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 7.1 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.92× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.0 · 2017=7.1 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=5.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Winchester, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 175% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #26/34
- PHOTO WNA Lancaster
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~125 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WNA Lancaster (0.0 TCR gap)
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Virginia Poly Operations (VPO) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Virginia Poly Operations (VPO)
5.8 TCR
- WNA Lancaster
WNA Lancaster
5.8 TCR
- Airlane Northw
Airlane Northwest
5.8 TCR
- Bway Lively
Bway Lively
5.8 TCR
- 0403 - Windows
0403 - Windows-Grinnell
5.8 TCR
What this shows Virginia Poly Operations (VPO) averages 5.8 TCR (175% of the Plastic Pelletizing BLS benchmark).
Virginia Poly Operations (VPO) TCR series: 2016=6 · 2017=7.1 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=5.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Virginia Poly Operations (VPO) falls in its industry
2,838 Plastic Pelletizing establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 34 Plastic Pelletizing employers in Virginia.
Virginia Poly Operations (VPO) has more employees than the Plastic Pelletizing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · VA · Winchester
2,838 Plastic Pelletizing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 211 employers in Winchester, VA · 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 | WNA Lancaster | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Airlane Northwest | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bway Lively | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0403 - Windows-Grinnell | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shoosmith Construction, Inc. | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ST Tissue | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amcor Tobacco Packaging - Chester Plant | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | International Flooring | 125 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Winchester Medical Center | 2,745 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rubbermaid Commercial Products | 850 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rubbermaid Commercial Products Valley Avenue | 767 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VHS Corporate | 760 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Eagle Express Lines, Inc | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-Swy 0017 0239 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-Swy 0017 1733 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Finance and Technology Center (Business Center) | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Country Villa Hacienda Healthcare Center | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 4054-Abs 0016 0212 | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Jacksonville Riverfront | 125 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.