Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing · Louisiana
Lake Charles
Sulphur, LA · ~263 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lake Charles runs at 56% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Lake Charles: 1.9 TCR = 56% of Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lake Charles safety composite
Lake Charles scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Lake Charles: 1.0 → 2.2 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 3.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.21× in 2024
Lake Charles's TCR rose 1.3 from 1.0 in 2019 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 3.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325212 · Sulphur, LA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 56% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO Dow Performance Sili…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~263 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dow Performance Silicones Corporation (0.1 TCR gap)
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Lake Charles in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Drewett Operat
Drewett Operations dba Marine Urathane
2 TCR
- This site
Lake Charles
1.9 TCR
- Dow Performanc
Dow Performance Silicones Corporation
1.9 TCR
- Lion Elastomer
Lion Elastomers - PN
1.8 TCR
- The Dow Chemic
The Dow Chemical Company
1.7 TCR
What this shows Lake Charles averages 1.9 TCR (56% of the Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lake Charles TCR series: 2019=1 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Lake Charles falls in its industry
90 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing employers in Louisiana.
Lake Charles has more employees than the Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325212 · LA · Sulphur
90 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 89 employers in Sulphur, 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 | Dow Performance Silicones Corporation | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lion Elastomers - PN | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Drewett Operations dba Marine Urathane | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Dow Chemical Company | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shaw Walker LA, LLC | 263 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R&R Construction, INC. @ CITGO Petroleum | 262 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gulf Island Fabrication | 262 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ExxonMobil Polyolefins Baton Rouge LA | 264 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Turner at Sasol North America Sulphur LA | 2,604 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brock Services Lake Charles LA | 910 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Greenberry Industrial - Gulf Coast | 768 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Petrochemical Complex | 399 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | McAllister Towing of new York, LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 443 - Fox Valley | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 461 - Tacoma | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Morgan at Provost Square | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lawrenceburg TN | 263 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Doral Corporation | 263 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cardinal Health LV3 | 263 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1025 - Elk Grove | 263 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.