Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers · Virginia
Chemsolv-Roanoke
Roanoke, VA · ~66 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Chemsolv-Roanoke runs at 273% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Chemsolv-Roanoke: 6.0 TCR = 273% of Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chemsolv-Roanoke safety composite
Chemsolv-Roanoke scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 11% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).
7/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 0% 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
−5.6
2017→2024
Chemsolv-Roanoke injury rate improved
Chemsolv-Roanoke's TCR fell 5.6 from 10.2 in 2017 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 10.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=10.2 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=7.5 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=5.7 · 2023=7.0 · 2024=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Roanoke, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.0 · 273% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #10/10
- PHOTO Midlab, Inc.
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Midlab, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chemsolv-Roanoke in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Chemsolv-Roanoke
6 TCR
- Midlab, Inc.
Midlab, Inc.
6 TCR
- Solnexus Chemi
Solnexus Chemical
6 TCR
- Pride Solvents
Pride Solvents and Chemical Co of NY, Inc.
6 TCR
- Chemisphere Co
Chemisphere Corporation
5.9 TCR
What this shows Chemsolv-Roanoke averages 6.0 TCR (273% of the Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Chemsolv-Roanoke TCR series: 2017=10.2 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=7.5 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=5.7 · 2023=7 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Chemsolv-Roanoke falls in its industry
766 Industrial chemicals merchant establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 10 Industrial chemicals merchant employers in Virginia.
Chemsolv-Roanoke has more employees than the Industrial chemicals 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 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · VA · Roanoke
766 Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 415 employers in Roanoke, VA · 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 | Midlab, Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Solnexus Chemical | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pride Solvents and Chemical Co of NY, Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chemisphere Corporation | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Blue Ridge | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D&D Mechanical, Inc. | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carilion Clinic Co. 01 | 7,384 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Roanoke City Public Schools | 1,849 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Other Location | 1,808 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carilion Clinic Services Co. 13 | 1,753 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PBV-Winston Ops | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rouses Market #23 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MAIN | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JBS Live Pork LLC. Dalhart | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cuyahoga | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Global Freight Solutions Inc. | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Barnum High School | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Perris Office | 66 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.