Olefins made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons · Texas
Equistar Chemicals, LP
Channelview, TX · ~661 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Equistar Chemicals, LP runs at 5% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Olefins made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons workplace, earning a grade A.
Equistar Chemicals, LP: 0.1 TCR = 5% of Olefins made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons 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 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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%).
Equistar Chemicals, LP held a steady TCR band
Equistar Chemicals, LP's TCR held near 0.3 from 0.4 in 2016 to 0.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 0.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.4 · 2017=0.1 · 2018=0.1 · 2019=0.2 · 2020=0.1 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325110 · Channelview, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.1 · 5% of ind
- DART 0.1 DART
- RANK #6/38
- PHOTO Dow Texas Operations
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~661 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dow Texas Operations (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 0.1
Equistar Chemicals, LP
0.1 TCR
- Dow Texas Oper 0.1
Dow Texas Operations
0.1 TCR
- ExxonMobil Che 0.1
ExxonMobil Chemical
0.1 TCR
- Lyondell Chemi 0.1
Lyondell Chemical Company
0.1 TCR
- Lousiana Integ 0.1
Lousiana Integrated Polyethylene JV, LLC
0.1 TCR
What this shows Equistar Chemicals, LP averages 0.1 TCR (5% of the Olefins made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons BLS benchmark).
Equistar Chemicals, LP TCR series: 2016=0.4 · 2017=0.1 · 2018=0.1 · 2019=0.2 · 2020=0.1 · 2021=0 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=0.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Equistar Chemicals, LP falls in its industry
66 Olefins made from refined petr establishmentsSafer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.5.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 38 Olefins made from refined petr employers in Texas.
Equistar Chemicals, LP has more employees than the Olefins made from refined petroleum or l median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.5. 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 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325110 · TX · Channelview
66 Olefins made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 62 employers in Channelview, 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 | Dow Texas Operations | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ExxonMobil Chemical | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lyondell Chemical Company | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lousiana Integrated Polyethylene JV, LLC | 0.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown | 661 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harlingen Medical Center | 661 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Safran | 661 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FIELD SALES - CENTRAL DIVISION | 661 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 8921 Lyondell Channelview PG | 1,056 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NorthStar Energy Services, Inc. | 791 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Apache - Lyondell Basell CVO | 331 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SOUTHWEST SHIPYARD CHANNELVIEW | 267 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Central Elementary School | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MD&A Headquarters & Outage Services Division | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1 | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 24x7 (Columbia) | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NOW Foods - Bloomingdale | 661 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Labette Health | 661 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rest Serv Caters | 661 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MOT | 661 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.