Carbon organic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing · West Virginia

Koppers Follansbee

Name: Koppers Follansbee Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Follansbee, WV · ~42 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.2
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Koppers Follansbee runs at 66% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Carbon organic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Koppers Follansbee: 2.2 TCR = 66% of Carbon organic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Koppers Follansbee safety composite

Koppers Follansbee scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).

53/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 2.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 35% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% 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

−1.8

2016→2020

Koppers Follansbee injury rate improved

Koppers Follansbee's TCR fell 1.8 from 1.8 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.6 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=1.8 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325199 · Follansbee, WV AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.2 · 66% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #16/17
PHOTO LANXESS Corporation …
BOOK 5y book
INJ 6 inj
SIZE ~42 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.2
LANXESS Corpor

2.2
GEO Specialty

2.2
Big Island Bio

2.2
World Energy H

2.2

What this shows Koppers Follansbee averages 2.2 TCR (66% of the Carbon organic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Koppers Follansbee TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Koppers Follansbee falls in its industry

552 Carbon organic compounds, not establishments

Safer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to West Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 17 Carbon organic compounds, not employers in West Virginia.

Koppers Follansbee (42 employees, TCR 2.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 73 employees and a TCR of 1.5

Koppers Follansbee has fewer employees than the Carbon organic compounds, not specified median and a higher 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
2020	0.0	0.0	0
2019	2.1	0.0	1
2018	3.5	3.5	2
2017	3.6	3.6	2
2016	1.8	1.8	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325199 · WV · Follansbee

552 Carbon organic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,269 rated employers in West Virginia with headcount on file · 10 employers in Follansbee, WV · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park	GOOSE CREEK, SC	2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	GEO Specialty Chemicals	ALLENTOWN, PA	2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Big Island Biodiesel	KEAAU, HI	2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	World Energy Houston LLC	GALENA PARK, TX	2.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Lanxess	DUNBAR	42 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Fisher Auto Parts - AWDI	BEAVER	42 FTE
STATE-SIZE	113-STATE-CLARKSBURG	CLARKSBURG	42 FTE
STATE-SIZE	MOUNDSVILLE WV	MOUNDSVILLE	42 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mountain State Carbon LLC	Follansbee	239 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Wheeling-Nippon Steel	Follansbee	185 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Wheeling-Nisshin	Follansbee	185 FTE
CITY-NEAR	339 BRIGHTWOOD CENTER-WV	Follansbee	94 FTE
NAT-TCR	Training Center	Cleveland, OH	2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Roses 418	Mount Olive, NC	2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	1006 US 87 Bypass	Big Springs, TX	2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Harrah'S Louisiana Downs- Casino Slots & Racing	Bossier City, LA	2.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	United Roofing	Eutaw, AL	42 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Coleman Jefferson BH	Steubenville, OH	42 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Davenport Hospice	Davenport, IA	42 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Wentzville Hospice	Wentzville, MO	42 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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