Petroleum Refineries · Texas
Galveston Bay Refinery
Texas City, TX · ~1,677 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Galveston Bay Refinery runs at 13% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Petroleum Refineries workplace, earning a grade A.
Galveston Bay Refinery: 0.4 TCR = 13% of Petroleum Refineries BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Galveston Bay Refinery safety composite
Galveston Bay Refinery scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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%).
Galveston Bay Refinery held a steady TCR band
Galveston Bay Refinery's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.4 in 2017 to 0.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 1.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.4 · 2018=0.2 · 2019=0.3 · 2020=1.0 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.2 · 2023=0.5 · 2024=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 324110 · Texas City, TX AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.4 · 13% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #27/41
- PHOTO The Premcor Refining…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~1,677 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Premcor Refining Group INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Galveston Bay Refinery in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Valero Wilming
Valero Wilmington Refinery
0.5 TCR
- Chevron U.S.A.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
0.5 TCR
- This site
Galveston Bay Refinery
0.4 TCR
- The Premcor Re
The Premcor Refining Group INC
0.4 TCR
- Detroit Refine
Detroit Refinery
0.4 TCR
What this shows Galveston Bay Refinery averages 0.4 TCR (13% of the Petroleum Refineries BLS benchmark).
Galveston Bay Refinery TCR series: 2017=0.4 · 2018=0.2 · 2019=0.3 · 2020=1 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.2 · 2023=0.5 · 2024=0.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Galveston Bay Refinery falls in its industry
198 Petroleum Refineries establishmentsSafer than 56% 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 #27 safest of 41 Petroleum Refineries employers in Texas.
Galveston Bay Refinery has more employees than the Petroleum Refineries 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 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
324110 · TX · Texas City
198 Petroleum Refineries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 81 employers in Texas City, 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 | The Premcor Refining Group INC | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valero Wilmington Refinery | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chevron U.S.A., Inc. | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Detroit Refinery | 0.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 1855-TXAUS95 | 1,676 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ProScribe, LLC | 1,675 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Empower People Corporation | 1,681 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Christus Spohn Shoreline-110 | 1,681 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Eye Associates (TC) | 616 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Valero Refining Company - Texas City | 470 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MAINLAND | 440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Dow Chemical Company - Texas City, TX | 326 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Edwardsport IGCC | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BrandSafway Industries LLC - Toledo Refinery | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nucor Cold Finish Wisconsin, Inc | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Englewood Health and Rehab | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FCI Milan | 1,677 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alco Harvesting LLC | 1,678 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - JAX7 | 1,676 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ontario Carrier Support (Caocs) | 1,678 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.