Accelerators (i.e., basic synthetic chemical) manufacturing · South Carolina
LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park
Goose Creek, SC · ~52 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park runs at 66% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Accelerators (i.e., basic synthetic chemical) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park: 2.2 TCR = 66% of Accelerators (i.e., basic synthetic chemical) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park safety composite
LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park 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
−1.6
2016→2024
LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park injury rate improved
LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park's TCR fell 1.6 from 1.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.6 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=3.0 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Goose Creek, SC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.2 · 66% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #15/21
- PHOTO Koppers Follansbee
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Koppers Follansbee (0.0 TCR gap)
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LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park
2.2 TCR
- Koppers Follan
Koppers Follansbee
2.2 TCR
- GEO Specialty
GEO Specialty Chemicals
2.2 TCR
- Big Island Bio
Big Island Biodiesel
2.2 TCR
- World Energy H
World Energy Houston LLC
2.2 TCR
What this shows LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park averages 2.2 TCR (66% of the Accelerators (i.e., basic synthetic chemical) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park TCR series: 2016=1.6 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=0 · 2019=3 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park falls in its industry
552 Accelerators (i.e., basic synt establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 21 Accelerators (i.e., basic synt employers in South Carolina.
LANXESS Corporation Bushy Park has fewer employees than the Accelerators (i.e., basic synthetic chem 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · SC · Goose Creek
552 Accelerators (i.e., basic synthetic chemical) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 85 employers in Goose Creek, SC · 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 | Koppers Follansbee | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GEO Specialty Chemicals | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Island Biodiesel | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | World Energy Houston LLC | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Florence Transmission Substation Complex | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Headquarter's Office | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Broad River Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BEC- Goose Creek Facility | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | APS-3 KBR | 575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | APS-3 | 548 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | W. International SC, LLC | 499 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2928 | 473 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Smithfield Foods - Peru | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PermaBASE Building Products, LLC | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RDD Jackson | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ACT | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Liberty Trailers | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Western Specialty Contractors - San Antonio | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JNK Logistics LLC | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Benning Power Electronics Inc. | 52 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.