Hand soaps (e.g., hard, liquid, soft) manufacturing · California
Custom Chemical Formulators
Santa Fe Springs, CA · ~72 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Custom Chemical Formulators runs at 137% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hand soaps (e.g., hard, liquid, soft) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Custom Chemical Formulators: 4.5 TCR = 137% of Hand soaps (e.g., hard, liquid, soft) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Custom Chemical Formulators safety composite
Custom Chemical Formulators scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Custom Chemical Formulators: 3.9 → 6.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.81× in 2024
Custom Chemical Formulators's TCR rose 2.2 from 3.9 in 2018 to 6.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325611 · Santa Fe Springs, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 137% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #9/16
- PHOTO Hobo Inc.
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~72 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hobo Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Custom Chemical Formulators in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Custom Chemical Formulators
4.5 TCR
- Hobo Inc.
Hobo Inc.
4.5 TCR
- Webco Chemical
Webco Chemical Corporation
4.4 TCR
- Pennsylvania -
Pennsylvania - Royal Chemical
4.3 TCR
- Calvary Indust
Calvary Industries Fairfield
4.3 TCR
What this shows Custom Chemical Formulators averages 4.5 TCR (137% of the Hand soaps (e.g., hard, liquid, soft) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Custom Chemical Formulators TCR series: 2018=3.9 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=2.3 · 2024=6.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Custom Chemical Formulators falls in its industry
240 Hand soaps (e.g., hard, liquid establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 16 Hand soaps (e.g., hard, liquid employers in California.
Custom Chemical Formulators has fewer employees than the Hand soaps (e.g., hard, liquid, soft) ma median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325611 · CA · Santa Fe Springs
240 Hand soaps (e.g., hard, liquid, soft) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 310 employers in Santa Fe Springs, CA · 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 | Hobo Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Webco Chemical Corporation | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pennsylvania - Royal Chemical | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Calvary Industries Fairfield | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Monterey Pacific, LLC | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Arts Ranch | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mellano & Company - Los Angeles Wholesale House | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greg Hooker dba Diamond H Dairy | 72 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 423 | 3,217 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CSI Electrical Contractors, Inc. | 1,217 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CSI | 1,179 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vans Distribution Center - SFS | 757 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ciraco Electric, LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlas Molded Products, A Division of Atlas Roofing Corporation | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Donna | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Northwest Pipe Co. | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Costa Contracting, Inc. | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Engineered Services Inc. | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grand Ely Lodge | 72 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.