Butadiene rubber (i.e., polybutadiene) manufacturing · Texas
Firestone Polymers Orange Plant
Orange, TX · ~172 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Firestone Polymers Orange Plant runs at 78% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Butadiene rubber (i.e., polybutadiene) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Firestone Polymers Orange Plant: 2.6 TCR = 78% of Butadiene rubber (i.e., polybutadiene) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Firestone Polymers Orange Plant safety composite
Firestone Polymers Orange Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Firestone Polymers Orange Plant: 1.7 → 4.5 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 4.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.58× in 2018
Firestone Polymers Orange Plant's TCR rose 2.8 from 1.7 in 2016 to 4.5 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325212 · Orange, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 78% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #12/13
- PHOTO CMC Materials - Flow…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~172 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CMC Materials - Flowchem (0.0 TCR gap)
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Firestone Polymers Orange Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Firestone Polymers Orange Plant
2.6 TCR
- CMC Materials
CMC Materials - Flowchem
2.6 TCR
- Polytek Develo
Polytek Development Corp.
2.6 TCR
- FlowChem - Wal
FlowChem - Waller
2.5 TCR
- Texas Plant
Texas Plant
2.5 TCR
What this shows Firestone Polymers Orange Plant averages 2.6 TCR (78% of the Butadiene rubber (i.e., polybutadiene) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Firestone Polymers Orange Plant TCR series: 2016=1.7 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=4.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Firestone Polymers Orange Plant falls in its industry
90 Butadiene rubber (i.e., polybu establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 13 Butadiene rubber (i.e., polybu employers in Texas.
Firestone Polymers Orange Plant has more employees than the Butadiene rubber (i.e., polybutadiene) m 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 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325212 · TX · Orange
90 Butadiene rubber (i.e., polybutadiene) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 83 employers in Orange, 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 | CMC Materials - Flowchem | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FlowChem - Waller | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Polytek Development Corp. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Texas Plant | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Don Oppliger Companies | 172 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Champion Energy Services | 172 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 7174-XOM Beaumont | 172 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Boyer, Inc. | 172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Dow Chemical Company - Orange, Texas | 859 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | International Paper Orange Mill | 484 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duphil Corporate Office | 357 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Golden Triangle Polymers | 328 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Crane Interiors Inc | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KCP&L - St. Joseph Service Center | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Triumph Group Precision Components | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wdg #461 | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Children's Square U.S.A. | 172 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chattanooga Mill | 172 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti | 172 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hubbell Newtown | 172 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.