Acids merchant wholesalers · Michigan

Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem)

Grand Rapids, MI · ~47 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.5
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem) runs at 69% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Acids merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.

Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem): 1.5 TCR = 69% of Acids merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem) safety composite

Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem) scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% 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).

C

61/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.51 per 100 workers

Safer than 61% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 70% 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

−4.7

2018→2024

Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem) injury rate improved

Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem)'s TCR fell 4.7 from 4.7 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=4.7 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 424690 · Grand Rapids, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.5 · 69% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #10/28
  • PHOTO The Gorilla Glue Com…
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 4 inj
  • SIZE ~47 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: The Gorilla Glue Company (0.0 TCR gap)

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Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem) in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem) averages 1.5 TCR (69% of the Acids merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem) TCR series: 2018=4.7 · 2020=0 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=0 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2

Where Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem) falls in its industry

766 Acids merchant wholesalers establishments

Safer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 28 Acids merchant wholesalers employers in Michigan.

Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem) (47 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 38 employees and a TCR of 1.9 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem)
Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem) (47 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 38 employees and a TCR of 1.9

Aalborz Chemical (dba Aal Chem) has more employees than the Acids merchant wholesalers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 2.1 0.0 1 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 2.2 2.2 1 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 4.7 2.4 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

424690 · MI · Grand Rapids

766 Acids merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, MI · 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 The Gorilla Glue Company 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR PDI Houston-North Freeway 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Oklahoma City Branch 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Cowpens 1.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE Nash Greenhouses, LLC 47 FTE
STATE-SIZE Red Arrow Dairy 47 FTE
STATE-SIZE SEMCO Energy Gas Company - BC 47 FTE
STATE-SIZE Operations and Maintenance 47 FTE
CITY-NEAR SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA 9,012 FTE
CITY-NEAR SH Butterworth Hospital 7,397 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI 2,914 FTE
CITY-NEAR Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood 2,817 FTE
NAT-TCR Westside Family YMCA 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR 160 - Boston 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Administration 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Giant Eagle #0058 1.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Selzer-Ornst Construction Company, LLC 47 FTE
NAT-SIZE Rigaku Analytical Devices 47 FTE
NAT-SIZE Methodist Hospital Southlake 47 FTE
NAT-SIZE French Ellison - Laredo 47 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.