Acrylic resins manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Arkema Inc. West Chester
West Chester, PA · ~79 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Arkema Inc. West Chester runs at 39% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Acrylic resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Arkema Inc. West Chester: 1.3 TCR = 39% of Acrylic resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Arkema Inc. West Chester safety composite
Arkema Inc. West Chester scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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 1.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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. West Chester: 0.0 → 1.4 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 2.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Arkema Inc. West Chester's TCR rose 1.4 from 0.0 in 2018 to 1.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · West Chester, PA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 39% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #13/37
- PHOTO NOVA Chemicals, Beav…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~79 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site (0.0 TCR gap)
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Arkema Inc. West Chester in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Arkema Inc. West Chester
1.3 TCR
- NOVA Chemicals
NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site
1.3 TCR
- Megadyne Ameri
Megadyne America Charlotte
1.3 TCR
- DTFHopewell
DTFHopewell
1.3 TCR
- Arkema West Ch
Arkema West Chester Plant
1.3 TCR
What this shows Arkema Inc. West Chester averages 1.3 TCR (39% of the Acrylic resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Arkema Inc. West Chester TCR series: 2018=0 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=1.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Arkema Inc. West Chester falls in its industry
644 Acrylic resins manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 37 Acrylic resins manufacturing employers in Pennsylvania.
Arkema Inc. West Chester has more employees than the Acrylic resins manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · PA · West Chester
644 Acrylic resins manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 171 employers in West Chester, PA · 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 | NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Megadyne America Charlotte | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DTFHopewell | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arkema West Chester Plant | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | John C. Leo & Son, LLC | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C.J. Mushroom Co., LLC | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ernst Conservation Seeds Inc | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Specialty Egg | 79 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chester County Hospital | 2,607 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | QVC, Inc. (Studio Park) | 2,531 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DePuy Synthes West Chester | 2,087 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DePuy Synthes Sales West Chester | 1,265 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Atlanta West | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Motion Systems : Youngstown | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Riverside Mo Distribution Center | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corporate Headquarters - IAED | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Capitol Mechanical, Inc. | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | National Van Lines | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hotel Monaco | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Roanoke Warehouse | 79 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.