Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing · Louisiana
Carboline Lake Charles
Lake Charles, LA · ~94 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Carboline Lake Charles runs at 11% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Carboline Lake Charles: 0.4 TCR = 11% of Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Carboline Lake Charles safety composite
Carboline Lake Charles scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 99% 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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 99% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−1.1
2022→2024
Carboline Lake Charles injury rate improved
Carboline Lake Charles's TCR fell 1.1 from 1.1 in 2022 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 1.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=1.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325510 · Lake Charles, LA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.4 · 11% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/9
- PHOTO E&R Powder Coating
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~94 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: E&R Powder Coating (0.0 TCR gap)
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Carboline Lake Charles in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Carboline Lake Charles
0.4 TCR
- E&R Powder Coa
E&R Powder Coating
0.4 TCR
- Mankiewicz Coa
Mankiewicz Coatings LLC
0.4 TCR
- USA GA Covingt
USA GA Covington Plant
0.4 TCR
- USA IN Elkhart 0.3
USA IN Elkhart Plant
0.3 TCR
What this shows Carboline Lake Charles averages 0.4 TCR (11% of the Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Carboline Lake Charles TCR series: 2022=1.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Carboline Lake Charles falls in its industry
530 Industrial product finishes an establishmentsSafer than 99% 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 #1 safest of 9 Industrial product finishes an employers in Louisiana.
Carboline Lake Charles has more employees than the Industrial product finishes and coatings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325510 · LA · Lake Charles
530 Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing 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 | E&R Powder Coating | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | USA IN Elkhart Plant | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mankiewicz Coatings LLC | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | USA GA Covington Plant | 0.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tokai CarbonCB.com | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dolet Hills Power Station | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairie Contractors, Inc. | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CECO Concrete Construction : New Orleans | 94 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 | Patterson Corporate Headquarters | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Villagrana Logistics Inc | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Farmington High School | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paragon Painting & Waterproofing | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | YMCA of Memphis - Olive Branch | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Odin Health and Rehab Center | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | QuickBox Fulfillment - New Jersey | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Paradigm Services Inc. | 94 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.