Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, industrial, laundry) manufacturing · Tennessee

Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation

Memphis, TN · ~137 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.2
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation runs at 36% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, industrial, laundry) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation: 1.2 TCR = 36% of Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, industrial, laundry) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation safety composite

Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

62/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.2 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0.78 per 100 workers

Safer than 57% 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%).

TCR Δ

−2.1

2016→2024

Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation injury rate improved

Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation's TCR fell 2.1 from 2.9 in 2016 to 0.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.9 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=0.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325611 · Memphis, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 36% of ind

  • DART 0.8 DART
  • RANK #1/5
  • PHOTO STERIS St. Louis
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 12 inj
  • SIZE ~137 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: STERIS St. Louis (0.0 TCR gap)

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Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation averages 1.2 TCR (36% of the Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, industrial, laundry) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation TCR series: 2016=2.9 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=0.8 · BLS 3.3

Where Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation falls in its industry

240 Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, establishments

Safer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 5 Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, employers in Tennessee.

Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation (137 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 113 employees and a TCR of 2.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,0004,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation
Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation (137 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 113 employees and a TCR of 2.3

Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation has more employees than the Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, industria median and a lower 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 0.8 0.8 0 1 0
2023 1.5 1.5 2 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 1.5 0.0 2 0 0
2020 0.7 0.7 1 0 0
2019 0.7 0.7 1 0 0
2018 1.3 0.0 2 0 0
2017 1.4 0.7 2 0 0
2016 2.9 2.2 2 2 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325611 · TN · Memphis

240 Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, industrial, laundry) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 1,330 employers in Memphis, TN · 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 STERIS St. Louis 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR P&G Mfg- Lima Plant 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Henkel US Operations Corporation - West Hazleton Plant 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Colgate Palmolive 1.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Tele-Optics, Inc 137 FTE
STATE-SIZE VALLEY PACKAGING CORP 137 FTE
STATE-SIZE Printing 137 FTE
STATE-SIZE TN705 Cumberland City Gypsum 137 FTE
CITY-NEAR FedEx 2903 SPRANKLE DR 12,398 FTE
CITY-NEAR 381940311 9,861 FTE
CITY-NEAR American Residential Services 5,775 FTE
CITY-NEAR St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 5,599 FTE
NAT-TCR SECO Energy - Corporate 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Valley View Industries 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR National Vacuum Environmental Services Corp. 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR US MI Zeeland 58 Riley St 1.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Chevy Chase Contractors Inc. 137 FTE
NAT-SIZE ATK Space Systems Inc. - Beavercreek 137 FTE
NAT-SIZE R+L Carriers - GRE 137 FTE
NAT-SIZE 160-Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside 137 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 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.