Mechanical testing laboratories or services · Virginia
Afton Chemical Corporation, Research Center
Richmond, VA · ~340 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Afton Chemical Corporation, Research Center runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Mechanical testing laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade D.
Afton Chemical Corporation, Research Center: 0.6 TCR = 126% of Mechanical testing laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Afton Chemical Corporation, Research Center safety composite
Afton Chemical Corporation, Research Center scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% 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
−1.1
2016→2024
Afton Chemical Corporation, Research Center injury rate improved
Afton Chemical Corporation, Research Center's TCR fell 1.1 from 1.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 1.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.1 · 2017=1.5 · 2018=0.9 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541380 · Richmond, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 0.6 · 126% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/4
- PHOTO Pfizer Parsippany (2…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~340 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pfizer Parsippany (2582) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Afton Chemical Corporation, Research Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Chelsea Provin
Chelsea Proving Grounds
0.7 TCR
- This site
Afton Chemical Corporation, Research Center
0.6 TCR
- Pfizer Parsipp
Pfizer Parsippany (2582)
0.6 TCR
- BASF Corporati
BASF Corporation - Union
0.6 TCR
- Southern Petro
Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc.
0.6 TCR
What this shows Afton Chemical Corporation, Research Center averages 0.6 TCR (126% of the Mechanical testing laboratories or services BLS benchmark).
Afton Chemical Corporation, Research Center TCR series: 2016=1.1 · 2017=1.5 · 2018=0.9 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=0 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 0.5
Where Afton Chemical Corporation, Research Center falls in its industry
232 Mechanical testing laboratorie establishmentsSafer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.0.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 4 Mechanical testing laboratorie employers in Virginia.
Afton Chemical Corporation, Research Center has more employees than the Mechanical testing laboratories or servi median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541380 · VA · Richmond
232 Mechanical testing laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 939 employers in Richmond, 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 | Pfizer Parsippany (2582) | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BASF Corporation - Union | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc. | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chelsea Proving Grounds | 0.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 2808 | 340 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Seniorcorp Southside Hampton Roads LLC | 340 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital | 340 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Hermitage at Cedarfield | 340 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VCU Health System | 14,536 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Virginia Commonwealth University | 11,826 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VCU | 5,271 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CJW Medical Center | 3,259 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Advanced Specialties | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tosca - Memphis | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Orlando | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UFP Haleyville, LLC | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Agri-Fab, Inc. | 340 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Howmet Aerospace Whitehall Operations - Plant 5 | 340 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KTP - KUKA Systems N.A. LLC | 340 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Burlington | 340 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.