Surface active agents manufacturing · North Carolina
Kao Specialties Americas LLC
High Point, NC · ~156 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kao Specialties Americas LLC runs at 112% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Surface active agents manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Kao Specialties Americas LLC: 3.7 TCR = 112% of Surface active agents manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kao Specialties Americas LLC safety composite
Kao Specialties Americas LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
Kao Specialties Americas LLC: 1.3 → 3.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 8.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.53× in 2024
Kao Specialties Americas LLC's TCR rose 2.0 from 1.3 in 2016 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325613 · High Point, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 112% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Applied Textiles, In…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~156 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Applied Textiles, Inc. - Michigan Location (0.1 TCR gap)
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Kao Specialties Americas LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Pilot Chemical
Pilot Chemical Company - Lockland
3.9 TCR
- Applied Textil
Applied Textiles, Inc. - Michigan Location
3.8 TCR
- This site
Kao Specialties Americas LLC
3.7 TCR
- Verdant Specia
Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park
3.6 TCR
- ICT Walnut Gro
ICT Walnut Grove
3.6 TCR
What this shows Kao Specialties Americas LLC averages 3.7 TCR (112% of the Surface active agents manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kao Specialties Americas LLC TCR series: 2016=1.3 · 2017=3 · 2018=8 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Kao Specialties Americas LLC falls in its industry
66 Surface active agents manufact establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.7.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Surface active agents manufact employers in North Carolina.
Kao Specialties Americas LLC has more employees than the Surface active agents manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.7. 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 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325613 · NC · High Point
66 Surface active agents manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 243 employers in High Point, NC · 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 | Applied Textiles, Inc. - Michigan Location | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ICT Walnut Grove | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pilot Chemical Company - Lockland | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | North Carolina Electric Cooperatives | 156 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R.W. S. Construction, Inc. | 156 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | I40/440 - Project | 156 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schindler Clinton Escalator Plant | 156 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WFBMC - High Point Medical Center | 1,936 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CITY OF HIGH POINT | 1,532 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Thomas Built Buses | 1,467 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | High Point Medical Center | 1,370 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kirk & Blum Columbia | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BDV | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tingue, Peachtree City | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Redner's Warehouse Market Exeter | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lyman Hall High School | 156 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OHL | 156 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlanta Parts Distribution Center | 156 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crescent Crown Distributing, L.L.C. // Baton Rouge | 156 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.