Adiponitrile manufacturing · Alabama
Ascend Decatur Site
Decatur, AL · ~339 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ascend Decatur Site runs at 8% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Adiponitrile manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Ascend Decatur Site: 0.3 TCR = 8% of Adiponitrile manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ascend Decatur Site safety composite
Ascend Decatur Site scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 93% 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 0.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 93% 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%).
Ascend Decatur Site held a steady TCR band
Ascend Decatur Site's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.3 in 2021 to 0.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 0.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=0.3 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Decatur, AL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 8% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/10
- PHOTO Ascend Performance M…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~339 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ascend Decatur Site in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.3
Ascend Decatur Site
0.3 TCR
- Ascend Perform 0.3
Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx
0.3 TCR
- OXEA Corporati 0.3
OXEA Corporation/OQ Chemicals
0.3 TCR
- Evonik Pasaden 0.3
Evonik Pasadena Plant
0.3 TCR
- Ineos Nitriles 0.3
Ineos Nitriles USA LLC
0.3 TCR
What this shows Ascend Decatur Site averages 0.3 TCR (8% of the Adiponitrile manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ascend Decatur Site TCR series: 2021=0.3 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Ascend Decatur Site falls in its industry
552 Adiponitrile manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 93% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 10 Adiponitrile manufacturing employers in Alabama.
Ascend Decatur Site has more employees than the Adiponitrile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · AL · Decatur
552 Adiponitrile manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 239 employers in Decatur, AL · 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 | Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OXEA Corporation/OQ Chemicals | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Evonik Pasadena Plant | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ineos Nitriles USA LLC | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Generation Fossil Barry Steam Plant - Alabama Power | 339 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Long-Lewis Ford of the Shoals | 339 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1711 | 339 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6878 | 339 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain - Decatur | 1,450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur processing plant | 885 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ULA-Decatur | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Fresh Plant | 671 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AIS | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ReArch Company | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Image 2000 | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ca6583 Ranch | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nautilus, Inc. - Vancouver | 339 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Police | 339 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Resource Property Management, Inc. | 339 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | 339 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.