Olefins made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons · Louisiana
Lake Charles Chemical Complex
Westlake, LA · ~932 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lake Charles Chemical Complex runs at 15% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Olefins made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons workplace, earning a grade A.
Lake Charles Chemical Complex: 0.5 TCR = 15% of Olefins made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lake Charles Chemical Complex safety composite
Lake Charles Chemical Complex scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 0.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% 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%).
Lake Charles Chemical Complex held a steady TCR band
Lake Charles Chemical Complex's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 1.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=0.2 · 2018=0.5 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=0.1 · 2023=0.1 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325110 · Westlake, LA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.5 · 15% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #10/17
- PHOTO Baker Petrolite
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~932 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Baker Petrolite (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lake Charles Chemical Complex in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lake Charles Chemical Complex
0.5 TCR
- Baker Petrolit
Baker Petrolite
0.5 TCR
- Shell Deer Par
Shell Deer Park Chemical
0.5 TCR
- Trecora Hydroc
Trecora Hydrocarbons LLC
0.5 TCR
- Eastman Chemic
Eastman Chemical Company
0.5 TCR
What this shows Lake Charles Chemical Complex averages 0.5 TCR (15% of the Olefins made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons BLS benchmark).
Lake Charles Chemical Complex TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0.2 · 2018=0.5 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=0.1 · 2023=0.1 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Lake Charles Chemical Complex falls in its industry
66 Olefins made from refined petr establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.5.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 17 Olefins made from refined petr employers in Louisiana.
Lake Charles Chemical Complex has more employees than the Olefins made from refined petroleum or l median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325110 · LA · Westlake
66 Olefins made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 97 employers in Westlake, LA · 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 | Baker Petrolite | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shell Deer Park Chemical | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trecora Hydrocarbons LLC | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eastman Chemical Company | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Willis-Knighton South and the Center for Women's Health | 933 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brock Services Geismar LA | 936 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC | 941 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Entergy Corporate Building | 913 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Turner at Sasol North America Westlake LA | 2,782 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lake Charles South | 1,132 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CITGO Petroleum Corporation | 1,093 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Performance Contractors, Inc. - Sasol | 1,037 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1025 - BELFOR National Team PA | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Library | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Washington Works | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MEPPI547 | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Performance Environmental Services, LLC | 932 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakeside Book Company - Harrisonburg North | 932 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mnmpl - Maple Grove | 932 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carrier Clinic | 932 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.