Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers · Minnesota
International Chemtex Corporation
Lakeville, MN · ~56 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
International Chemtex Corporation runs at 73% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
International Chemtex Corporation: 1.6 TCR = 73% of Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
International Chemtex Corporation safety composite
International Chemtex Corporation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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
International Chemtex Corporation: 0.0 → 3.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.97× in 2024
International Chemtex Corporation's TCR rose 3.1 from 0.0 in 2018 to 3.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Lakeville, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 73% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #6/18
- PHOTO Minooka Distribution
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Minooka Distribution (0.0 TCR gap)
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International Chemtex Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
International Chemtex Corporation
1.6 TCR
- Minooka Distri
Minooka Distribution
1.6 TCR
- Slack Chemical
Slack Chemical Company Inc.
1.6 TCR
- Midwest - Rock
Midwest - Rockford - Linden
1.6 TCR
- Praxair Distri
Praxair Distribution Inc. Wilmington
1.6 TCR
What this shows International Chemtex Corporation averages 1.6 TCR (73% of the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
International Chemtex Corporation TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.9 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 2.2
Where International Chemtex Corporation falls in its industry
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 18 Chemicals (except agriculture) employers in Minnesota.
International Chemtex Corporation has more employees than the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., au median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · MN · Lakeville
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 141 employers in Lakeville, MN · 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 | Minooka Distribution | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Slack Chemical Company Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midwest - Rockford - Linden | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Praxair Distribution Inc. Wilmington | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LDC.FAR | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Public Utilities | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shakopee Public Utilities | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - Mankato | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeville Technical Center | 645 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Schmitty & Sons | 640 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hearthside Foods Solutions | 634 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1484 - Lakeville | 414 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Logans UR | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RSS Nashville Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TK Construction | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Dhl Food Operations | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dawn Food Products - San Francisco Distribution | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Far West Recycling - NE Portland | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advanced Green Components | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Regency Technologies - Dallas | 56 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.