Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing
NAICS 325520
Workplace safety data for employers in this industry
What Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing Safety Data Reveals
The Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing sector (NAICS 325520) encompasses 311 distinct employer establishments currently reporting to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Across this cohort, workers have logged 3,262 recordable injuries during the 2016–2024 reporting window, producing an industry-weighted average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 4.4 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year. Because OSHA's ITA mandates submission from establishments with 250+ employees plus all high-hazard industries at 20+ employees, this dataset represents a structural slice of U.S. workplace risk rather than a voluntary sample.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a separate national benchmark TCR of 3.3 for this NAICS code, derived from the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Comparing the two, the ITA-reported rate of 4.4 is higher than the BLS benchmark — a gap that typically widens when the industry contains many large, high-exposure establishments required to file ITA reports. Employers in the table below are sorted so you can see how far individual establishments deviate from both the industry average and the national benchmark.
The practical value of industry-level safety data is threefold. First, jobseekers can gauge whether a prospective employer is better or worse than its industry peers — not just absolute injury counts, which tilt toward larger payrolls. Second, insurers and workers' compensation carriers use sector TCR as a baseline for experience-modification adjustments. Third, safety professionals benchmark their own programs against the cohort median. Use the grade-sorted employer list below to identify specific establishments within Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing that outperform or underperform the sector average, and click through to each record for year-by-year injury, illness, and fatality breakdowns.
Employers by Safety Rate (Page 2 of 7)
| Employer | Location | Avg TCR | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB Fuller | WALKER, MI | 5.9 | D |
| Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility | NEWBURYPORT, MA | 5.9 | D |
| Olympic Adhesives, Inc. | NORWOOD, MA | 5.8 | D |
| Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant | LAKE CHARLES, LA | 5.8 | D |
| Rubex Inc | GROVE CITY, OH | 5.8 | D |
| Superior Stone Products, Inc. | BYRON CENTER, MI | 5.8 | D |
| Henkel Oak Creek | OAK CREEK, WI | 5.7 | D |
| Emecole Metro | ROMEOVILLE, IL | 5.7 | D |
| M Argueso & Co dba Paramelt Muskegon | MUSKEGON, MI | 5.7 | D |
| Protecto Wrap Cherokee Warehouse | DENVER, CO | 5.6 | D |
| Henkel - Cleveland | CLEVELAND, OH | 5.5 | D |
| WORTHEN NH 34 CELLU DRIVE | NASHUA, NH | 5.5 | D |
| The Ruscoe Company- Miller | AKRON, OH | 5.5 | D |
| WORTHEN NH 3 EAST SPIT BROOK ROAD | NASHUA, NH | 5.2 | D |
| Chemence Inc | ALPHARETTA, GA | 5.2 | D |
| Bostik Fort Worth | FORT WORTH, TX | 5.0 | D |
| Sashco Thornton | THORNTON, CO | 5.0 | D |
| ALPHA SYSTEMS | ELKHART, IN | 4.9 | D |
| WORTHEN MI 1125 41ST STREET SE | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | 4.9 | D |
| MAPEI CARIBE, Inc. | DORADO, PR | 4.9 | D |
| Blue Ash | BLUE ASH, OH | 4.8 | D |
| IFS Industries, Inc | READING, PA | 4.8 | D |
| Seal Bond | SPRING LAKE, MI | 4.8 | D |
| MAPEI - Wildwood | WILDWOOD, FL | 4.6 | D |
| Pecora Corporation | HARLEYSVILLE, PA | 4.6 | D |
| Franklin International NSB | NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL | 4.6 | D |
| Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Dayton Plant | DAYTON, TN | 4.6 | D |
| General Sealants, Inc. | CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA | 4.5 | D |
| 530 Industrial | WEST CHICAGO, IL | 4.4 | D |
| Canyon Stone - Ply Gem Stone | YOUNGSVILLE, NC | 4.4 | D |
| Eclectic Products, LLC (Site 37) | PINEVILLE, LA | 4.3 | D |
| Greif (IP Kernersville - Adhesives) | KERNERSVILLE, NC | 4.3 | D |
| Surebonder Adhesives | WAUCONDA, IL | 4.3 | D |
| Toagosei America, Inc. | WEST JEFFERSON, OH | 4.3 | D |
| BemisUS Shirley | SHIRLEY, MA | 4.2 | D |
| Polyset Company Inc | MECHANICVILLE, NY | 4.2 | D |
| Mapei | SAN BERNARDINO, CA | 4.1 | D |
| Cartersville North Star Chemical | CARTERSVILLE, GA | 4.1 | D |
| Uniseal Uhlhorn Facility | EVANSVILLE, IN | 3.9 | C |
| LATICRETE International, Inc-CA | CORONA, CA | 3.9 | C |
| Weld-On | HARTSVILLE, TN | 3.9 | C |
| US Gypsum Torrance | TORRANCE, CA | 3.8 | C |
| Eclectic Pineville | PINEVILLE, LA | 3.8 | C |
| Jowat Corporation | ARCHDALE, NC | 3.8 | C |
| Beardow Adams | CHARLOTTE, NC | 3.8 | C |
| Huntsman Advanced Materials | LOS ANGELES, CA | 3.8 | C |
| Bemis Associates, Inc. | SHIRLEY, MA | 3.8 | C |
| Henkel | WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH | 3.7 | C |
| Division 10 & 19 | TROY, MI | 3.7 | C |
| V&C Manufacturing | HARTSVILLE, TN | 3.6 | C |
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.