Acids merchant wholesalers · New York

Chemical Distributors, Incorporated

Buffalo, NY · ~41 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
3.2
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Chemical Distributors, Incorporated runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Acids merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.

Chemical Distributors, Incorporated: 3.2 TCR = 145% of Acids merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Chemical Distributors, Incorporated safety composite

Chemical Distributors, Incorporated scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).

D

48/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 3.18 per 100 workers

Safer than 28% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 70% 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

−2.5

2016→2021

Chemical Distributors, Incorporated injury rate improved

Chemical Distributors, Incorporated's TCR fell 2.5 from 2.5 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.0 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.5 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 424690 · Buffalo, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 3.2 · 145% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #15/23
  • PHOTO Brenntag Pacific - …
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 8 inj
  • SIZE ~41 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Brenntag Pacific - Chandler (0.0 TCR gap)

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Chemical Distributors, Incorporated in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Chemical Distributors, Incorporated averages 3.2 TCR (145% of the Acids merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

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

Chemical Distributors, Incorporated TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=5 · 2021=0 · BLS 2.2

Where Chemical Distributors, Incorporated falls in its industry

766 Acids merchant wholesalers establishments

Safer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 23 Acids merchant wholesalers employers in New York.

Chemical Distributors, Incorporated (41 employees, TCR 3.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 38 employees and a TCR of 1.9 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 050100150200 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Chemical Distributors, Incorporated
Chemical Distributors, Incorporated (41 employees, TCR 3.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 38 employees and a TCR of 1.9

Chemical Distributors, Incorporated has more employees than the Acids merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 5.0 5.0 2 0 0
2019 4.3 4.3 2 0 0
2018 2.5 2.5 1 0 0
2017 4.8 0.0 2 0 0
2016 2.5 2.5 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

424690 · NY · Buffalo

766 Acids merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 532 employers in Buffalo, NY · 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 Brenntag Pacific - Chandler 3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Detroit Romulus 0932 3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Lousiville 3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Detco 3.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE LAKESIDE ORCHARDS INC. 41 FTE
STATE-SIZE Martens Fresh, LLC 41 FTE
STATE-SIZE Steam Distribution System 41 FTE
STATE-SIZE OAKWOOD AVENUE CREW LOCATION-NY14 41 FTE
CITY-NEAR Buffalo General Hospital 3,556 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mercy Hospital of Buffalo 2,379 FTE
CITY-NEAR WNY Independent Living, Inc. 1,988 FTE
CITY-NEAR Kaleida Health Oishei Childrens Hospital 1,765 FTE
NAT-TCR Manufacturer 3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Kelly's Foods Winter Garden 3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR North American Pipe 3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR KSC01 3.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Midwest Refrigerated Madison (Terminal), LLC 41 FTE
NAT-SIZE Twin Valley Coffee 41 FTE
NAT-SIZE H Window Co. Inc. 41 FTE
NAT-SIZE Nestle Purina Pet Care 41 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.