Epoxy coatings made from purchased resins · Louisiana
Carboline Company-Lake Charles
Lake Charles, LA · ~87 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Carboline Company-Lake Charles runs at 54% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Epoxy coatings made from purchased resins workplace, earning a grade B.
Carboline Company-Lake Charles: 1.8 TCR = 54% of Epoxy coatings made from purchased resins BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Carboline Company-Lake Charles safety composite
Carboline Company-Lake Charles scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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
−0.7
2016→2020
Carboline Company-Lake Charles injury rate improved
Carboline Company-Lake Charles's TCR fell 0.7 from 2.0 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 2.6 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.0 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325510 · Lake Charles, LA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 54% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #7/9
- PHOTO BYK USA Louisville
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~87 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BYK USA Louisville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Carboline Company-Lake Charles in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Carboline Company-Lake Charles
1.8 TCR
- BYK USA Louisv
BYK USA Louisville
1.8 TCR
- United Paint &
United Paint & Chemical Corporation
1.8 TCR
- Tipp City Plan
Tipp City Plant
1.8 TCR
- USA TX Arlingt
USA TX Arlington Plant
1.8 TCR
What this shows Carboline Company-Lake Charles averages 1.8 TCR (54% of the Epoxy coatings made from purchased resins BLS benchmark).
Carboline Company-Lake Charles TCR series: 2016=2 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Carboline Company-Lake Charles falls in its industry
530 Epoxy coatings made from purch establishmentsSafer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 9 Epoxy coatings made from purch employers in Louisiana.
Carboline Company-Lake Charles has more employees than the Epoxy coatings made from purchased resin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325510 · LA · Lake Charles
530 Epoxy coatings made from purchased resins employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 197 employers in Lake Charles, LA · 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 | BYK USA Louisville | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Paint & Chemical Corporation | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tipp City Plant | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | USA TX Arlington Plant | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hi-Tech Electric - New Orleans | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lula Factory | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Syrah Technologies | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Conrad Amelia | 87 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Golden Nugget Lake Charles | 2,182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lauberge Casino Resort | 1,973 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Chemical Sout | 1,063 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Chemical South | 1,054 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 2304 Loyola University Maywood | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IN012 Richmond (G Street) Container | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kimball Cherry St | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Swg North Ops Office 0021-Fac48 | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ridgeview Rehab and Nursing Center | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delano | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pawnee Station | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | West Memphis | 87 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.