Acrylonitrile manufacturing · Texas
Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx
Alvin, TX · ~522 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx runs at 8% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Acrylonitrile manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx: 0.3 TCR = 8% of Acrylonitrile manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx safety composite
Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 93% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
67/100
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
- D 0.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx: 0.1 → 0.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 0.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.77× in 2024
Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx's TCR rose 0.5 from 0.1 in 2016 to 0.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Alvin, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 8% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #15/103
- PHOTO OXEA Corporation/OQ …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~522 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: OXEA Corporation/OQ Chemicals (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 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
- Ketjen Pasaden 0.3
Ketjen Pasadena
0.3 TCR
What this shows Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx averages 0.3 TCR (8% of the Acrylonitrile manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx TCR series: 2016=0.1 · 2017=0.5 · 2019=0.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=0.2 · 2022=0.2 · 2023=0.3 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx falls in its industry
552 Acrylonitrile manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 93% 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 #15 safest of 103 Acrylonitrile manufacturing employers in Texas.
Ascend Performance Materials- Alvin Tx has more employees than the Acrylonitrile 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 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · TX · Alvin
552 Acrylonitrile manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 61 employers in Alvin, 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 | OXEA Corporation/OQ Chemicals | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Evonik Pasadena Plant | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ineos Nitriles USA LLC | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ketjen Pasadena | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. - Hwy 80 Office | 522 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Performance Temple - 0740 | 522 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LEX | 522 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Austin 01 Center | 522 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Performance Contractors, Inc. - INEOS Chocolate Bayou | 774 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JFSNA at Ineos Redstone Project | 662 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TX1 | 570 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chocolate Bayou Works | 565 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Smilemakers - Sha Lane | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northern Construction Service LLC | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Batavia - 20104 | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FUJIFILM North America Corporation- Rochester, NY | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Johnsonville | 522 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ASC Engineered Solutions - (FKA Anvil Int.), Columbia Plant | 522 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sampson Reginal Medical Center | 522 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bay City Factory | 522 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.