Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers · Connecticut
Airgas Specialty Gases - Cheshire
Cheshire, CT · ~33 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Airgas Specialty Gases - Cheshire runs at 16% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade A.
Airgas Specialty Gases - Cheshire: 0.4 TCR = 16% of Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Airgas Specialty Gases - Cheshire safety composite
Airgas Specialty Gases - Cheshire scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 97% 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 97% 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%).
Airgas Specialty Gases - Cheshire held a steady TCR band
Airgas Specialty Gases - Cheshire's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Cheshire, CT AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.4 · 16% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/13
- PHOTO Bellmawr APM
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bellmawr APM (0.0 TCR gap)
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Airgas Specialty Gases - Cheshire in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Airgas Specialty Gases - Cheshire
0.4 TCR
- Bellmawr APM
Bellmawr APM
0.4 TCR
- Brenntag Great
Brenntag Great Lakes - St. Paul
0.4 TCR
- Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City Distribution
0.4 TCR
- Hays, KS OV104
Hays, KS OV104
0.4 TCR
What this shows Airgas Specialty Gases - Cheshire averages 0.4 TCR (16% of the Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Airgas Specialty Gases - Cheshire TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Airgas Specialty Gases - Cheshire falls in its industry
766 Other Chemical and Allied Prod establishmentsSafer than 97% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 13 Other Chemical and Allied Prod employers in Connecticut.
Airgas Specialty Gases - Cheshire has fewer employees than the Other Chemical and Allied Products Merch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · CT · Cheshire
766 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 68 employers in Cheshire, CT · 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 | Bellmawr APM | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brenntag Great Lakes - St. Paul | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Salt Lake City Distribution | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hays, KS OV104 | 0.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Greater New Haven WPCA | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority - Administrative Bldg. | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Nutmeg Companies, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LaFramboise Well Drilling, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bozzuto's Inc. | 1,617 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 88500 | 1,049 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cheshire Corectional Institution | 440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cheshire | 385 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Clark Construction Group CA LP | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Van Mall | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Binghamton, NY | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Goodrich Corporation (Troy OH) | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Southeast Milk, Inc Operating | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bayport Distribution | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SLC Salt Lake City Airport | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mayo Clinic Ambulance (Gold Cross-Eau Claire) | 33 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.