Synthetic rubber (i.e., vulcanizable elastomers) manufacturing · Louisiana
Firestone Polymers Lake Charles Plant
Sulphur, LA · ~276 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Firestone Polymers Lake Charles Plant runs at 13% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Synthetic rubber (i.e., vulcanizable elastomers) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Firestone Polymers Lake Charles Plant: 0.4 TCR = 13% of Synthetic rubber (i.e., vulcanizable elastomers) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Firestone Polymers Lake Charles Plant safety composite
Firestone Polymers Lake Charles Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 93% 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).
75/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 93% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% 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%).
Firestone Polymers Lake Charles Plant held a steady TCR band
Firestone Polymers Lake Charles Plant's TCR held near 0.3 from 0.3 in 2016 to 0.6 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.3 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325212 · Sulphur, LA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.4 · 13% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO Denka Performance El…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~276 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Denka Performance Elastomer LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Firestone Polymers Lake Charles Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Zeon Chemicals
Zeon Chemicals L.P. Texas Plant
0.6 TCR
- Michigan Opera
Michigan Operations - Hemlock HIMS Plant
0.5 TCR
- This site
Firestone Polymers Lake Charles Plant
0.4 TCR
- Denka Performa
Denka Performance Elastomer LLC
0.4 TCR
- ARLANXEO, Oran 0.3
ARLANXEO, Orange Site, Texas
0.3 TCR
What this shows Firestone Polymers Lake Charles Plant averages 0.4 TCR (13% of the Synthetic rubber (i.e., vulcanizable elastomers) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Firestone Polymers Lake Charles Plant TCR series: 2016=0.3 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=0.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Firestone Polymers Lake Charles Plant falls in its industry
90 Synthetic rubber (i.e., vulcan establishmentsSafer than 93% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Synthetic rubber (i.e., vulcan employers in Louisiana.
Firestone Polymers Lake Charles Plant has more employees than the Synthetic rubber (i.e., vulcanizable ela median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325212 · LA · Sulphur
90 Synthetic rubber (i.e., vulcanizable elastomers) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 89 employers in Sulphur, 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 | Denka Performance Elastomer LLC | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Michigan Operations - Hemlock HIMS Plant | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ARLANXEO, Orange Site, Texas | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zeon Chemicals L.P. Texas Plant | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | OIS-St. Gabriel | 276 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Louisiana Casualty | 276 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Performance Contractors, Inc. - Shintech | 277 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dow Chemical Company SCO Hahnville LA | 275 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Turner at Sasol North America Sulphur LA | 2,604 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brock Services Lake Charles LA | 910 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Greenberry Industrial - Gulf Coast | 768 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Petrochemical Complex | 399 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fastener | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Goodrich - AMI Industries Interiors | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Boylston St | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lumentum Corporate | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bemis North America - Appleton | 276 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hood Industries Inc. Wiggins | 276 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Linwood FBG | 276 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ASAP Courier | 276 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.