Phenol-formaldehyde resins manufacturing · North Carolina

DyStar Carolina Chemical

Name: DyStar Carolina Chemical Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Charlotte, NC · ~32 workers · 2 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

DyStar Carolina Chemical runs at 38% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Phenol-formaldehyde resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

DyStar Carolina Chemical: 1.3 TCR = 38% of Phenol-formaldehyde resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

DyStar Carolina Chemical safety composite

DyStar Carolina Chemical scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% 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).

65/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 1.27 per 100 workers

Safer than 62% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 77% 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

−2.5

2017→2020

DyStar Carolina Chemical injury rate improved

DyStar Carolina Chemical's TCR fell 2.5 from 2.5 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2.5 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=2.5 · 2020=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325211 · Charlotte, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 38% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #16/39
PHOTO Carpentersville Faci…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~32 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Carpentersville Facility (0.0 TCR gap)

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1.3
Carpentersvill

1.3
Westlake Royal

1.3
Safeguard

1.3
APM Philadelph

1.3

What this shows DyStar Carolina Chemical averages 1.3 TCR (38% of the Phenol-formaldehyde resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).

DyStar Carolina Chemical TCR series: 2017=2.5 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3

Where DyStar Carolina Chemical falls in its industry

644 Phenol-formaldehyde resins man establishments

Safer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 39 Phenol-formaldehyde resins man employers in North Carolina.

DyStar Carolina Chemical (32 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 72 employees and a TCR of 2.0

DyStar Carolina Chemical has fewer employees than the Phenol-formaldehyde resins manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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
2020	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2017	2.5	0.0	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325211 · NC · Charlotte

644 Phenol-formaldehyde resins manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 2,058 employers in Charlotte, NC · 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	Carpentersville Facility	CARPENTERSVILLE, IL	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Westlake Royal Building Products Marion	MARION, VA	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Safeguard	STREETSBORO, OH	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	APM Philadelphia	PHILADELPHIA, PA	1.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	T.C. Smith Produce Farm	SEVEN SPRINGS	32 FTE
STATE-SIZE	LATHAMS NURSERY INC. - MONROE, NC	MONROE	32 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Lake Wendell Farming Co. LLC	WENDELL	32 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Case Farms Goldsboro Hatchery	DUDLEY	32 FTE
CITY-NEAR	1101-Carolinas Medical Center (1101)	Charlotte	8,444 FTE
CITY-NEAR	0001-Carolinas Medical Center	Charlotte	8,032 FTE
CITY-NEAR	4795-AA-CLT-CHARLOTTE-CLT-TRML	Charlotte	7,295 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center	Charlotte	4,973 FTE
NAT-TCR	Invacare North American Sales	Elyria, OH	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	MRY Station	Center, ND	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Morris Transportation Services, LLC	Hamburg, AR	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	VAM USA Hardy Rd.	Houston, TX	1.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Foreo, Inc.	Las Vegas, NV	32 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Peak Professional Contractors, Inc.	Colorado Springs, CO	32 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Schreiner Farms	Woodland, CA	32 FTE
NAT-SIZE	AmishView Inn & Suites	Bird-in-Hand, PA	32 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, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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