Soaps (e.g., bar, chip, powder) manufacturing · Texas
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC - Houston
Houston, TX · ~157 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC - Houston runs at 9% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Soaps (e.g., bar, chip, powder) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC - Houston: 0.3 TCR = 9% of Soaps (e.g., bar, chip, powder) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC - Houston safety composite
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC - Houston scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 96% 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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 96% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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
−0.6
2017→2018
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC - Houston injury rate improved
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC - Houston's TCR fell 0.6 from 0.6 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 0.6 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.6 · 2018=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325611 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 9% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/26
- PHOTO Cincinnati Chemicals…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~157 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cincinnati Chemicals Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC - Houston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.3
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC - Houston
0.3 TCR
- Cincinnati Che 0.3
Cincinnati Chemicals Plant
0.3 TCR
- Ecolab 0.3
Ecolab
0.3 TCR
- Nouryon-Almeda 0.3
Nouryon-Almeda
0.3 TCR
- State Industri 0.3
State Industrial Products - Corporate
0.3 TCR
What this shows Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC - Houston averages 0.3 TCR (9% of the Soaps (e.g., bar, chip, powder) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC - Houston TCR series: 2017=0.6 · 2018=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC - Houston falls in its industry
240 Soaps (e.g., bar, chip, powder establishmentsSafer than 96% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 26 Soaps (e.g., bar, chip, powder employers in Texas.
Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry LLC - Houston has more employees than the Soaps (e.g., bar, chip, powder) manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325611 · TX · Houston
240 Soaps (e.g., bar, chip, powder) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | Cincinnati Chemicals Plant | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ecolab | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nouryon-Almeda | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | State Industrial Products - Corporate | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Devon Energy Corporation - Bridgeport | 157 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - Cypress | 157 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ODESSA TX WEST | 157 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OCC Civil and Mechanical | 157 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | City Harvest Manhattan Office | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3495-12D8511 | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Henkels & McCoy, New York - Montrose | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corporate | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | City of New Britain | 157 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chico (Cachi) | 157 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scs - 1655 Worldwide (Kywrw) | 157 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Springfield Center (Ohspf) | 157 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.