Fatty acids (e.g., margaric, oleic, stearic) manufacturing · Iowa

Chemorse, Ltd

Name: Chemorse, Ltd Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Des Moines, IA · ~21 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.6
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Chemorse, Ltd runs at 48% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Fatty acids (e.g., margaric, oleic, stearic) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Chemorse, Ltd: 1.6 TCR = 48% of Fatty acids (e.g., margaric, oleic, stearic) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Chemorse, Ltd safety composite

Chemorse, Ltd scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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).

58/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 1.57 per 100 workers

Safer than 48% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% 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%).

Chemorse, Ltd held a steady TCR band

Chemorse, Ltd's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325199 · Des Moines, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 48% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #11/17
PHOTO Lindau Chemicals, Inc.
BOOK 7y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~21 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Lindau Chemicals, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Chemorse, Ltd averages 1.6 TCR (48% of the Fatty acids (e.g., margaric, oleic, stearic) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Chemorse, Ltd TCR series: 2016=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=0 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Chemorse, Ltd falls in its industry

552 Fatty acids (e.g., margaric, o establishments

Safer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 17 Fatty acids (e.g., margaric, o employers in Iowa.

Chemorse, Ltd (21 employees, TCR 1.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 73 employees and a TCR of 1.5

Chemorse, Ltd has fewer employees than the Fatty acids (e.g., margaric, oleic, stea median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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
2023	0.0	0.0	0	0
2022	3.4	3.4	0	1
2021	3.4	0.0	0	1
2020	0.0	0.0	0	0
2019	4.2	0.0	1	0
2018	0.0	0.0	0	0
2016	0.0	0.0	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325199 · IA · Des Moines

552 Fatty acids (e.g., margaric, oleic, stearic) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 525 employers in Des Moines, IA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Lindau Chemicals, Inc.	COLUMBIA, SC	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Cornerstone Chemical Company- Fortier	WAGGAMAN, LA	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	7121 Shelby Ave	GREENVILLE, TX	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Twist Bioscience	WILSONVILLE, OR	1.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Audubon Vet Clinic	AUDUBON	21 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Handlos South	HARLAN	21 FTE
STATE-SIZE	VALO BioMedia NA, LLC. Adel Farm	ADEL	21 FTE
STATE-SIZE	K & B Ag Supply	FAIRFAX	21 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Corporate Center	Des Moines	6,292 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines	Des Moines	4,884 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MercyOne Des Moines	Des Moines	3,547 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Des Moines Methodist Hospital	Des Moines	3,495 FTE
NAT-TCR	Budrovich Specialty Group	St. Louis, MO	1.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Gulfport Treasure Hunt	Gulfport, MS	1.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	MidAmerican Building Services - Madison Office	Monona, WI	1.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mondi Jackson	Jackson, MO	1.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Champion Fasteners	Lumberton, NJ	21 FTE
NAT-SIZE	SNL Distribution Services Corp-Bradenton	Sarasota, FL	21 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Speedco 901 Amarillo, TX	Oklahoma City, OK	21 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Compassus - Bay City Saginaw	Saginaw, MI	21 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: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016. 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.