Alcohol, industrial, merchant wholesalers · Missouri
Chemisphere Corporation
Saint Louis, MO · ~51 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chemisphere Corporation runs at 270% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Alcohol, industrial, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Chemisphere Corporation: 5.9 TCR = 270% of Alcohol, industrial, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chemisphere Corporation safety composite
Chemisphere Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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
−2.8
2018→2024
Chemisphere Corporation injury rate improved
Chemisphere Corporation's TCR fell 2.8 from 7.8 in 2018 to 5.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=7.8 · 2019=7.3 · 2020=6.3 · 2021=6.2 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=5.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Saint Louis, MO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.9 · 270% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #19/19
- PHOTO Finger Lakes Chemica…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~51 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Finger Lakes Chemicals, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Missouri employers → · Look up another →
Chemisphere Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Pride Solvents
Pride Solvents and Chemical Co of NY, Inc.
6 TCR
- This site
Chemisphere Corporation
5.9 TCR
- Finger Lakes C
Finger Lakes Chemicals, Inc.
5.9 TCR
- Hillyard Co. -
Hillyard Co. - Phoenix
5.9 TCR
- Garland 0083
Garland 0083
5.9 TCR
What this shows Chemisphere Corporation averages 5.9 TCR (270% of the Alcohol, industrial, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Chemisphere Corporation TCR series: 2018=7.8 · 2019=7.3 · 2020=6.3 · 2021=6.2 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=5.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Chemisphere Corporation falls in its industry
766 Alcohol, industrial, merchant establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 19 Alcohol, industrial, merchant employers in Missouri.
Chemisphere Corporation has more employees than the Alcohol, industrial, merchant wholesaler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · MO · Saint Louis
766 Alcohol, industrial, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 448 employers in Saint Louis, MO · 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 | Finger Lakes Chemicals, Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hillyard Co. - Phoenix | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pride Solvents and Chemical Co of NY, Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Garland 0083 | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | La Belle Dairy, LLC | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southwest Electric Cooperative (headquarters) | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate & Shop | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HR Quadri Contractors, LLC | 51 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MO002 | 12,691 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Barnes-Jewish Hospital | 9,005 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MERCY HOSPITAL ST LOUIS | 5,653 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Checkerboard Square | 3,464 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | North Bend | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fresno CA FXFE-FRO | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Peru IL FXFE-PRU | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coloplast - Mankato | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Claremore | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Q | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DB Schenker | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lawson-Fisher Associates P.C. | 51 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.