Sodium silicate (i.e., water glass) manufacturing · Texas
Dallas Silicate Plant
Dallas, TX · ~28 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dallas Silicate Plant runs at 78% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Sodium silicate (i.e., water glass) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Dallas Silicate Plant: 2.6 TCR = 78% of Sodium silicate (i.e., water glass) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dallas Silicate Plant safety composite
Dallas Silicate Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 5%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Dallas Silicate Plant: 6.6 → 7.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.0 TCR · DART/TCR 2.68× in 2024
Dallas Silicate Plant's TCR rose 0.4 from 6.6 in 2016 to 7.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Dallas, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 78% of ind
- DART 7.0 DART
- RANK #38/47
- PHOTO American Pacific Cor…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: American Pacific Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dallas Silicate Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dallas Silicate Plant
2.6 TCR
- American Pacif
American Pacific Corporation
2.6 TCR
- Chemtrade Solu
Chemtrade Solutions LLC Anacortes
2.6 TCR
- Hasa Inc. - Lo
Hasa Inc. - Longview
2.6 TCR
- Eurecat US, In
Eurecat US, Inc.
2.6 TCR
What this shows Dallas Silicate Plant averages 2.6 TCR (78% of the Sodium silicate (i.e., water glass) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Dallas Silicate Plant TCR series: 2016=6.6 · 2017=0 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=7 · BLS 3.3
Where Dallas Silicate Plant falls in its industry
418 Sodium silicate (i.e., water g establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 47 Sodium silicate (i.e., water g employers in Texas.
Dallas Silicate Plant has fewer employees than the Sodium silicate (i.e., water glass) manu 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 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · TX · Dallas
418 Sodium silicate (i.e., water glass) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 2,187 employers in Dallas, TX · 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 | American Pacific Corporation | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chemtrade Solutions LLC Anacortes | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hasa Inc. - Longview | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eurecat US, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Village farms of Fort Worth | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Circle X Land & Cattle Co., Ltd. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Happy Hen Harwood | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ten Hi Gin INC | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AECOM DCS (US Operations) | 15,100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rexel USA, Inc | 8,356 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1 CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENTER OF DALLAS | 6,147 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HDQ - Headquarters | 5,764 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Biomune Company Lenexa | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | M J Painting Contractor Corp. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mayco Hartford City | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Newburg Location | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nu Way Concrete Forms Central, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Indusco Wire Rope & Fittings (Baltimore, MD) | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hampton Bedford | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hampton Marlborough | 28 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.