Plasticizers (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) manufacturing · Maryland

Eastman Specialties Corporation

Chestertown, MD · ~51 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.8
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Eastman Specialties Corporation runs at 24% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Plasticizers (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Eastman Specialties Corporation: 0.8 TCR = 24% of Plasticizers (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Eastman Specialties Corporation safety composite

Eastman Specialties Corporation scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% 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

67/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 0.8 per 100 workers

Safer than 70% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% 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

2017→2024

Eastman Specialties Corporation injury rate improved

Eastman Specialties Corporation's TCR fell 2.1 from 2.1 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 2.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=2.1 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325199 · Chestertown, MD AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 24% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK P70
  • PHOTO Dow Silicones Corpor…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 3 inj
  • SIZE ~51 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Dow Silicones Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)

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Eastman Specialties Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Eastman Specialties Corporation averages 0.8 TCR (24% of the Plasticizers (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Eastman Specialties Corporation TCR series: 2017=2.1 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Eastman Specialties Corporation falls in its industry

552 Plasticizers (i.e., basic synt establishments

Safer than 70% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
Eastman Specialties Corporation (51 employees, TCR 0.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 73 employees and a TCR of 1.5 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 02004006008001,000 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate Eastman Specialties Corporation
Eastman Specialties Corporation (51 employees, TCR 0.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 73 employees and a TCR of 1.5

Eastman Specialties Corporation has fewer employees than the Plasticizers (i.e., basic synthetic chem median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 Illnesses Fatalities
2024 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 2.1 2.1 1 0 0
2021 2.2 2.2 1 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 2.1 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325199 · MD · Chestertown

552 Plasticizers (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 23 employers in Chestertown, MD · 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 Dow Silicones Corporation 0.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Centauri Technologies, LP 0.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR SE Tylose Louisiana, LLC 0.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR US Methanol LLC- Liberty One Plant 0.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE White Marsh Training Center 51 FTE
STATE-SIZE Barkay, Inc. 51 FTE
STATE-SIZE Inland Pipe Rehabilitation Northeast, LLC 51 FTE
STATE-SIZE Monumental Paving & Excavating, Inc. 51 FTE
CITY-NEAR Dixon Valve and Coupling Company 285 FTE
CITY-NEAR ACTS Retirement-Life Communities - Heron Point 177 FTE
CITY-NEAR University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown 160 FTE
CITY-NEAR ACTS Retirement-Life Communities-Heron Point 123 FTE
NAT-TCR Olympic Systems Corporation 0.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Howard County Courthouse 0.8 TCR
NAT-TCR US Gypsum Washingtonville 0.8 TCR
NAT-TCR O&M Granite City 0.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE 122 Residence Inn 51 FTE
NAT-SIZE ABW Greenville 51 FTE
NAT-SIZE The STI Group Fab McAllen 51 FTE
NAT-SIZE Delafield 51 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. 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.