Acetone, natural, manufacturing · Georgia
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown
CEDARTOWN, GA · ~76 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown runs at 183% of its industry's injury rate — more dangerous than the typical Acetone, natural, manufacturing workplace — earning a grade D.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 9
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024).
Injury rate over time
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 325194.
Where GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown falls in its industry
65 Acetone, natural, manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown has an average TCR of 6.0, which is 183% of the industry average (3.3) for Acetone, natural, manufacturing. This is worse than average.
Safety Insights for GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown operates an establishment with approximately 76 full-time equivalent workers in CEDARTOWN, GA, classified under the Acetone, natural, manufacturing industry (NAICS 325194). Across 2 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 9 recordable injuries, 0 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 6.0 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the D letter grade (Poor Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 3.3 for Acetone, natural, manufacturing, GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown's workforce experiences 183% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked — a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers — so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR above the benchmark flags a higher-than-typical risk profile for jobseekers, insurers, and enforcement agencies to examine.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 2 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries — there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source — name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor — OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 325194 — Acetone, natural, manufacturing.
DART Rate — Transparent Calculation (2017)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
2 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 145,080 hours worked = 2.76 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904 — OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context — Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown (this establishment) | 6.03 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Maleic anhydride manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 325194 |
| Georgia state avg (all industries) | 4.11 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics — Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2017: 4 reportable incidents · 4 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2016: 5 reportable incidents · 5 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) — inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown's reported OSHA injury record versus its Acetone, natural, manufacturing peers — not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 183% of the Acetone, natural, manufacturing benchmark, GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc - Cedartown reports more injuries than typical peers — ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Acetone, natural, manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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