Greases, synthetic lubricating, manufacturing · California

Chemtool, Inc., Tehachapi

Name: Chemtool, Inc., Tehachapi Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tehachapi, CA · ~26 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.3
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Chemtool, Inc., Tehachapi runs at 40% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Greases, synthetic lubricating, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Chemtool, Inc., Tehachapi: 1.3 TCR = 40% of Greases, synthetic lubricating, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Chemtool, Inc., Tehachapi safety composite

Chemtool, Inc., Tehachapi scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

69/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 1.33 per 100 workers

Safer than 73% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 51% 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

−3.6

2016→2020

Chemtool, Inc., Tehachapi injury rate improved

Chemtool, Inc., Tehachapi's TCR fell 3.6 from 3.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.6 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.6 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=3.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325998 · Tehachapi, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 40% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #6/18
PHOTO Biolab, Inc.
BOOK 5y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~26 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Biolab, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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1.3
Biolab, Inc.

1.3
Lubrizol Oilfi

1.3
KOST USA

1.3
Twinco Milwauk

1.3

What this shows Chemtool, Inc., Tehachapi averages 1.3 TCR (40% of the Greases, synthetic lubricating, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Chemtool, Inc., Tehachapi TCR series: 2016=3.6 · 2017=0 · 2018=3 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Chemtool, Inc., Tehachapi falls in its industry

485 Greases, synthetic lubricating establishments

Safer than 73% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 18 Greases, synthetic lubricating employers in California.

Chemtool, Inc., Tehachapi (26 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 62 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Chemtool, Inc., Tehachapi has fewer employees than the Greases, synthetic lubricating, manufact 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
2020	0.0	0.0	0
2019	0.0	0.0	0
2018	3.0	0.0	1
2017	0.0	0.0	0
2016	3.6	3.6	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325998 · CA · Tehachapi

485 Greases, synthetic lubricating, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 26 employers in Tehachapi, CA · 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	Biolab, Inc.	CONYERS, GA	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Lubrizol Oilfield Chemistry, LLC	LEETSDALE, PA	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	KOST USA	CINCINNATI, OH	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Twinco Milwaukee	MILWAUKEE, WI	1.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	HAULING & TRAILER SHOP	ARVIN	26 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Seasholtz Co., LLC	FRESNO	26 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Redwood Valley Vineyards	REDWOOD VALLEY	26 FTE
STATE-SIZE	North Central Coast Vineyards	SOLEDAD	26 FTE
CITY-NEAR	California Correctional Institution	Tehachapi	1,374 FTE
CITY-NEAR	California Department of Transportation Facility 311	Tehachapi	787 FTE
CITY-NEAR	World Wind and Solar	Tehachapi	353 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 4317	Tehachapi	284 FTE
NAT-TCR	SIGCO Westbrook County	Westbrook, ME	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Owens Corning Summit Roofing	Summit, IL	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Valmet - Neenah Roll Service Center	Neenah, WI	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Voss Signs Manlius	Manlius,, NY	1.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	036 Jordan	Jordan, MN	26 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Tomasello Inc	West Palm Beach, FL	26 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Lakes Area Landscaping LLC	Pelican Rapids, MN	26 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Fuchs Lubricants Co., Huntington	Huntington, WV	26 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: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.