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 4 of 7)
| Employer | Location | Avg TCR | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kernersville Adhesive Plant | KERNERSVILLE, NC | 2.6 | B |
| Worthen Industries Nashua South | NASHUA, NH | 2.6 | B |
| E-Z Weld | RIVIERA BEACH, FL | 2.6 | B |
| Henkel US Operations Corporation | MEMPHIS, TN | 2.6 | B |
| Hartford City | HARTFORD CITY, IN | 2.5 | B |
| Seneca | MORRIS, IL | 2.5 | B |
| H.B. Fuller | MICHIGAN CENTER, MI | 2.5 | B |
| Mapei West Chicago | WEST CHICAGO, IL | 2.5 | B |
| Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2 | HICKORY, NC | 2.5 | B |
| Pecora Corporation Distribution Center | HATFIELD, PA | 2.5 | B |
| M Argueso & Co dba Paramelt Rosemead | ROSEMEAD, CA | 2.5 | B |
| Frankfort Fey | FRANKFORT, IL | 2.5 | B |
| Composite Material Division | IRVINE, CA | 2.5 | B |
| ASC - Indianapolis | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | 2.5 | B |
| Dymax Corporation | TORRINGTON, CT | 2.5 | B |
| Sika - Lyndhurst | LYNDHURST, NJ | 2.5 | B |
| Henkel | ELGIN, IL | 2.4 | B |
| MAPEI Garland, TX | GARLAND, TX | 2.4 | B |
| Oatey Co - Cleveland Manufacturing | CLEVELAND, OH | 2.4 | B |
| American Sealants Inc- Nevada Plant | LAS VEGAS, NV | 2.4 | B |
| Ardex, L.P. Bourbonnais | BOURBONNAIS, IL | 2.4 | B |
| Henkel US Operations Corp. Enoree, SC | ENOREE, SC | 2.4 | B |
| IPS Structural Adhesives Inc | DURHAM, NC | 2.3 | B |
| Henkel Corporation | SALISBURY, NC | 2.3 | B |
| Mapei-Calhoun | CALHOUN, GA | 2.3 | B |
| ASC - Atlanta | KENNESAW, GA | 2.3 | B |
| Berry Global Franklin KY | FRANKLIN, KY | 2.3 | B |
| Polyguard Products | CORSICANA, TX | 2.2 | B |
| Appli-tec, Inc | SALEM, NH | 2.2 | B |
| Bostik Middleton | MIDDLETON, MA | 2.2 | B |
| Royal Adhesives | WILMINGTON, CA | 2.2 | B |
| Ashland LLC. Harmon Ave. | COLUMBUS, OH | 2.2 | B |
| US GA Lawrenceville Plant | LAWRENCEVILLE, GA | 2.1 | B |
| ITW Performance Polymers - Danvers | DANVERS, MA | 2.1 | B |
| Henkel PR INC | SABANA GRANDE, PR | 2.1 | B |
| Premier Building Solutions, Inc. | MASSILLON, OH | 2.1 | B |
| MAPEI Dalton #2 | DALTON, GA | 2.1 | B |
| US Gypsum Port Reading | PORT READING, NJ | 2.1 | B |
| Berry Plastics | FRANKLIN, KY | 2.1 | B |
| US Gypsum Chamblee | CHAMBLEE, GA | 2.1 | B |
| Adhesive Systems, Inc | DETROIT, MI | 2.1 | B |
| Glue Dots International | GERMANTOWN, WI | 2.1 | B |
| Chase Woburn | WOBURN, MA | 2.0 | B |
| REXtac, LLC | ODESSA, TX | 2.0 | B |
| Peabody | PEABODY, MA | 2.0 | B |
| Chagrin Falls | CHAGRIN FALLS, OH | 1.9 | B |
| HarperLove | CHARLOTTE, NC | 1.9 | B |
| Chase Evanston | EVANSTON, IL | 1.9 | B |
| EPOXY TECHNOLOGY, INC. | BILLERICA, MA | 1.9 | B |
| Bostik Conyers | CONYERS, GA | 1.9 | B |
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.