Polyurethane resins manufacturing · North Carolina
LANXESS Solutions US Inc.
Gastonia, NC · ~92 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
LANXESS Solutions US Inc. runs at 36% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Polyurethane resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
LANXESS Solutions US Inc.: 1.2 TCR = 36% of Polyurethane resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
LANXESS Solutions US Inc. safety composite
LANXESS Solutions US Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
LANXESS Solutions US Inc.: 0.0 → 2.4 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 2.4 TCR · DART/TCR 2.01× in 2019
LANXESS Solutions US Inc.'s TCR rose 2.4 from 0.0 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 2.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Gastonia, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 36% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #12/39
- PHOTO Kraton Pine Chemical…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~92 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kraton Pine Chemical - Dover (0.0 TCR gap)
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LANXESS Solutions US Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
LANXESS Solutions US Inc.
1.2 TCR
- Kraton Pine Ch
Kraton Pine Chemical - Dover
1.2 TCR
- Stepan Company
Stepan Company Columbus
1.2 TCR
- Lubrizol Advan
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
1.2 TCR
- Mexichem Speci
Mexichem Specialty Resins
1.2 TCR
What this shows LANXESS Solutions US Inc. averages 1.2 TCR (36% of the Polyurethane resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
LANXESS Solutions US Inc. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=1.2 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=2.4 · BLS 3.3
Where LANXESS Solutions US Inc. falls in its industry
644 Polyurethane resins manufactur establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 39 Polyurethane resins manufactur employers in North Carolina.
LANXESS Solutions US Inc. has more employees than the Polyurethane resins manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · NC · Gastonia
644 Polyurethane resins manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 182 employers in Gastonia, 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 | Kraton Pine Chemical - Dover | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stepan Company Columbus | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mexichem Specialty Resins | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Aqua North Carolina, Inc. - Cary | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Balfour Beatty - Havelock Bypass | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Conover | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eldeco Inc Charlotte | 92 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaston Memorial Hospital, Incorporated d/b/a CaroMont Regional Medical Center | 3,156 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaston County Government | 1,711 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wix Allen Plant | 931 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gastonia Components and Logistics - Tulip | 912 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Covanta Essex Company | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ridge Family Center For Learning | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NGTS-B102 | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PreferredOne Administrative Services | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lynmoore at Lawnwood | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | B&B Manufacturing, Inc. | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Covanta Fairfax, Inc. | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CS Wholesale Grocers : South Hatfield, MA (GDC) | 92 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.