Propylene resins manufacturing · Louisiana
Equistar Chemicals, LP
Lake Charles, LA · ~193 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Equistar Chemicals, LP runs at 11% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Propylene resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Equistar Chemicals, LP: 0.4 TCR = 11% of Propylene resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Equistar Chemicals, LP safety composite
Equistar Chemicals, LP scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 90% 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% 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%).
Equistar Chemicals, LP held a steady TCR band
Equistar Chemicals, LP's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 0.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=0.5 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.5 · 2020=0.5 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.5 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Lake Charles, LA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.4 · 11% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #8/21
- PHOTO BVPV Styrenics LLC -…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~193 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BVPV Styrenics LLC - Beaver Valley Site (0.0 TCR gap)
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Equistar Chemicals, LP in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Equistar Chemicals, LP
0.4 TCR
- BVPV Styrenics
BVPV Styrenics LLC - Beaver Valley Site
0.4 TCR
- Matagorda LDPE
Matagorda LDPE
0.4 TCR
- Dow Corning Co
Dow Corning Corporation
0.4 TCR
- AmSty Allyn's
AmSty Allyn's Point
0.4 TCR
What this shows Equistar Chemicals, LP averages 0.4 TCR (11% of the Propylene resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Equistar Chemicals, LP TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0.5 · 2018=0 · 2019=0.5 · 2020=0.5 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Equistar Chemicals, LP falls in its industry
644 Propylene resins manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 90% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 21 Propylene resins manufacturing employers in Louisiana.
Equistar Chemicals, LP has more employees than the Propylene 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · LA · Lake Charles
644 Propylene resins manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 197 employers in Lake Charles, LA · 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 | BVPV Styrenics LLC - Beaver Valley Site | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Matagorda LDPE | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dow Corning Corporation | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AmSty Allyn's Point | 0.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Woodward Design Build | 193 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Zatarain's | 193 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 8114 | 193 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Orleans Pelicans | 193 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Golden Nugget Lake Charles | 2,182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lauberge Casino Resort | 1,973 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Chemical Sout | 1,063 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Chemical South | 1,054 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MKS 2 Tech | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Environmental Waste Minimization, Inc. | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United Scrap Metal Inc. | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hennepin Health | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Great Northern Corporation - Racine | 193 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Chattanooga | 193 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Penn Line Service, Inc. | 193 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Walker Manufacturing Company | 193 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.