Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing · Kentucky
ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company
Calvert City, KY · ~513 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company runs at 26% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company: 0.8 TCR = 26% of Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company safety composite
ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.7
2016→2020
ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company injury rate improved
ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company's TCR fell 0.7 from 1.1 in 2016 to 0.4 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 1.4 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.1 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=0.5 · 2020=0.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Calvert City, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 26% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #6/9
- PHOTO Arclin Amines
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~513 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Arclin Amines (0.0 TCR gap)
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ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Decatur Glycol
Decatur Glycols
0.9 TCR
- AkzoNobel Surf
AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry
0.9 TCR
- This site
ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company
0.8 TCR
- Arclin Amines
Arclin Amines
0.8 TCR
- BASF Pasadena
BASF Pasadena
0.8 TCR
What this shows ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company averages 0.8 TCR (26% of the Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing BLS benchmark).
ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company TCR series: 2016=1.1 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=0.5 · 2020=0.4 · BLS 3.3
Where ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company falls in its industry
552 Organo-inorganic compound manu establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 9 Organo-inorganic compound manu employers in Kentucky.
ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company has more employees than the Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · KY · Calvert City
552 Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 41 employers in Calvert City, KY · 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 | Arclin Amines | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BASF Pasadena | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Decatur Glycols | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 8807840-Toyota - Hebron, KY | 513 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carrollton Site | 512 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scottsville, DC | 514 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JM Smucker Company | 510 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Vinyl's Inc. | 394 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Calvert City | 374 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arkema Inc. Calvert City Plant | 257 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wacker Chemical Corporation | 156 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Glasforms | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3 Cooper/Sheridan Pavilion | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cleveland - BlackHawk Industrial | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mid-America Manufacturing Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Joy Global Surface Mining Inc. - Longview, TX | 513 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pitney Bowes Presort Services - Dallas Fort Worth (TX44) | 513 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CHLG- Minden LLC (Minden Medical Center) | 513 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC - Elkton | 513 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.