Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary · Texas

Basf Catalysts, LLC

Caldwell, TX · ~38 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
3.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Basf Catalysts, LLC runs at 105% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary workplace, earning a grade C.

Basf Catalysts, LLC: 3.5 TCR = 105% of Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Basf Catalysts, LLC safety composite

Basf Catalysts, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% 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).

C

63/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 3.48 per 100 workers

Safer than 54% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 83% 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%).

TCR Δ

−7.0

2023→2024

Basf Catalysts, LLC injury rate improved

Basf Catalysts, LLC's TCR fell 7.0 from 7.0 in 2023 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=7.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 331492 · Caldwell, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 105% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #7/13
  • PHOTO Purity Zinc Metals M…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 4 inj
  • SIZE ~38 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Purity Zinc Metals Madisonville (0.0 TCR gap)

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Basf Catalysts, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Basf Catalysts, LLC averages 3.5 TCR (105% of the Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Basf Catalysts, LLC TCR series: 2023=7 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Basf Catalysts, LLC falls in its industry

132 Smelting and refining of nonfe establishments

Safer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 13 Smelting and refining of nonfe employers in Texas.

Basf Catalysts, LLC (38 employees, TCR 3.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 67 employees and a TCR of 3.7 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 02004006008001,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Basf Catalysts, LLC
Basf Catalysts, LLC (38 employees, TCR 3.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 67 employees and a TCR of 3.7

Basf Catalysts, LLC has fewer employees than the Smelting and refining of nonferrous meta median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 7.0 1.7 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

331492 · TX · Caldwell

132 Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 21 employers in Caldwell, 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 Purity Zinc Metals Madisonville 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Inmetco 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ecobat Resources New York LLC 3.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Quemetco COI 3.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Bovina Cattle Company 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE PILGRIMS MT. PLEASANT BREEDER AND BROILER 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE United Agricultural- Danevang 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE 2362/3714-Lubbock, TX-R&D (Monsanto Co.) 38 FTE
CITY-NEAR Evers and Sons Inc. 419 FTE
CITY-NEAR Non-Ferrous Extrusions 132 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 567 98 FTE
CITY-NEAR 567 88 FTE
NAT-TCR Northern Tier Contracting, Inc 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Alpha Landscapes 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Maple Shade 10215 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Njbbx - Bound Brook Auto 3.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Cornerstone Masonry, Inc. 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE M.Z.L. Home Care Agency, LLC 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE GT Supplies, Inc. 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE Grafton Transit 38 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.