Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing · Texas
Arkema Inc. Houston Plant
Houston, TX · ~65 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Arkema Inc. Houston Plant runs at 8% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Arkema Inc. Houston Plant: 0.3 TCR = 8% of Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Arkema Inc. Houston Plant safety composite
Arkema Inc. Houston Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Arkema Inc. Houston Plant: 0.0 → 1.2 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 1.3 TCR · DART/TCR 4.43× in 2024
Arkema Inc. Houston Plant's TCR rose 1.2 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 1.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 4.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 8% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #20/103
- PHOTO Dow Seadrift
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dow Seadrift (0.0 TCR gap)
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Arkema Inc. Houston Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.3
Arkema Inc. Houston Plant
0.3 TCR
- Dow Seadrift 0.3
Dow Seadrift
0.3 TCR
- Solvay USA LLC 0.3
Solvay USA LLC
0.3 TCR
- Firmenich Inc 0.3
Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro
0.3 TCR
- Grace - Baton 0.3
Grace - Baton Rouge
0.3 TCR
What this shows Arkema Inc. Houston Plant averages 0.3 TCR (8% of the Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Arkema Inc. Houston Plant TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Arkema Inc. Houston Plant falls in its industry
552 Organo-inorganic compound manu establishmentsSafer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 103 Organo-inorganic compound manu employers in Texas.
Arkema Inc. Houston Plant has fewer employees than the Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 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
325199 · TX · Houston
552 Organo-inorganic compound 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 | Dow Seadrift | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Solvay USA LLC | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grace - Baton Rouge | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HANSFORD COUNTY FEEDERS, LP | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northside Farms, LLC | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wilco Peanut Co. | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2348-Aiken, TX | 65 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 | Qorvo - 7914 | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Polymers | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Omni Mechanical Services - Main Office | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plant Tugalo | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Erdman Machine Co. | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwest Direct Transport Inc. | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mervis Industries - Decatur | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Fresh Market 212 | 65 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.