Methyl salicylate manufacturing · Florida
FAR Research, Inc. (dba FAR Chemical, Inc.)
Palm Bay, FL · ~30 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
FAR Research, Inc. (dba FAR Chemical, Inc.) runs at 115% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Methyl salicylate manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
FAR Research, Inc. (dba FAR Chemical, Inc.): 3.8 TCR = 115% of Methyl salicylate manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
FAR Research, Inc. (dba FAR Chemical, Inc.) safety composite
FAR Research, Inc. (dba FAR Chemical, Inc.) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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%).
Rising injury rate
FAR Research, Inc. (dba FAR Chemical, Inc.): 0.0 → 11.9 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 11.9 TCR · DART/TCR 2.34× in 2020
FAR Research, Inc. (dba FAR Chemical, Inc.)'s TCR rose 11.9 from 0.0 in 2016 to 11.9 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 2.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Palm Bay, FL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 115% of ind
- DART 8.9 DART
- RANK #5/7
- PHOTO Particle Size Techno…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Particle Size Technology, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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FAR Research, Inc. (dba FAR Chemical, Inc.) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
FAR Research, Inc. (dba FAR Chemical, Inc.)
3.8 TCR
- Particle Size
Particle Size Technology, Inc
3.8 TCR
- Fleurchem, Inc
Fleurchem, Inc.
3.8 TCR
- CHT USA INC
CHT USA INC
3.8 TCR
- FUJIFILM Wako
FUJIFILM Wako Chemicals U.S.A. Corporation
3.8 TCR
What this shows FAR Research, Inc. (dba FAR Chemical, Inc.) averages 3.8 TCR (115% of the Methyl salicylate manufacturing BLS benchmark).
FAR Research, Inc. (dba FAR Chemical, Inc.) TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=4 · 2018=0 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=11.9 · BLS 3.3
Where FAR Research, Inc. (dba FAR Chemical, Inc.) falls in its industry
552 Methyl salicylate manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Florida alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 7 Methyl salicylate manufacturin employers in Florida.
FAR Research, Inc. (dba FAR Chemical, Inc.) has fewer employees than the Methyl salicylate manufacturing median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.9 | 8.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · FL · Palm Bay
552 Methyl salicylate manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 26,569 rated employers in Florida with headcount on file · 69 employers in Palm Bay, FL · 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 | Particle Size Technology, Inc | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fleurchem, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CHT USA INC | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FUJIFILM Wako Chemicals U.S.A. Corporation | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pacific Tomato Growers, Ltd. | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ACTION SOD & LANDSCAPE GARDENS | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Turf Sales of Florida | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bees Florida | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | L3Harris Technologies INC Palm Bay Campus | 4,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palm Bay FL 2400 Palm Bay Rd | 4,081 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palm Bay FL | 1,028 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palm Bay Hospital | 653 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tradebe Environmental Services - Millington Facility | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Angelica - San Fernando | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cancer & Eye Centers - Easley | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Foremost Farms - Marshfield | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S03049 - WM of Fredericksburg | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Iga #55 | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S04120 - WI Chippewa Falls | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Doug heckenberg | 30 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.