Heterocyclic chemicals, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing · Virginia
Arkema Inc Sartomer B.U. Chatham
Chatham, VA · ~63 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Arkema Inc Sartomer B.U. Chatham runs at 22% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Heterocyclic chemicals, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Arkema Inc Sartomer B.U. Chatham: 0.7 TCR = 22% of Heterocyclic chemicals, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Arkema Inc Sartomer B.U. Chatham safety composite
Arkema Inc Sartomer B.U. Chatham scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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
−1.8
2018→2022
Arkema Inc Sartomer B.U. Chatham injury rate improved
Arkema Inc Sartomer B.U. Chatham's TCR fell 1.8 from 1.8 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2020 at 1.8 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=1.8 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Chatham, VA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.7 · 22% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/10
- PHOTO INV Nylon Chemicals …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~63 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: INV Nylon Chemicals Americas, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Arkema Inc Sartomer B.U. Chatham in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Arkema Inc Sartomer B.U. Chatham
0.7 TCR
- INV Nylon Chem
INV Nylon Chemicals Americas, LLC
0.7 TCR
- IDT Coralville
IDT Coralville 2470
0.7 TCR
- Hallstar Green
Hallstar Greensboro LLC
0.7 TCR
- Lake Charles S
Lake Charles South
0.7 TCR
What this shows Arkema Inc Sartomer B.U. Chatham averages 0.7 TCR (22% of the Heterocyclic chemicals, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Arkema Inc Sartomer B.U. Chatham TCR series: 2018=1.8 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Arkema Inc Sartomer B.U. Chatham falls in its industry
552 Heterocyclic chemicals, not sp establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 10 Heterocyclic chemicals, not sp employers in Virginia.
Arkema Inc Sartomer B.U. Chatham has fewer employees than the Heterocyclic chemicals, not specified el 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · VA · Chatham
552 Heterocyclic chemicals, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 19 employers in Chatham, 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 | INV Nylon Chemicals Americas, LLC | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IDT Coralville 2470 | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hallstar Greensboro LLC | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lake Charles South | 0.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Summit Helicopters, Inc. | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W&L Construction and Paving Inc. | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Division of Transportation (CON-0125) | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | E Contracting Services, LLC | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Green Rock Correctional Center | 276 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Davenport Energy, Inc. | 167 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Columbia Forest Products - Chatham Mill | 161 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 00464 - STORE # 464 CHATHAM | 87 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AMR Transportation | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TAC Air - AMA | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Precision Machining Center | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KEMRON Environmental Services | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Vet Lab (Elkmont) | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ONSITE - Georgia | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Merced Suites | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IF CoPack LLC dba Initiative Foods | 63 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.