Gases, industrial (i.e., compressed, liquefied, solid), manufacturing · Texas

Linde - HYCO Laporte

Name: Linde - HYCO Laporte Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Laporte, TX · ~74 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 0.5
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Linde - HYCO Laporte runs at 15% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Gases, industrial (i.e., compressed, liquefied, solid), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Linde - HYCO Laporte: 0.5 TCR = 15% of Gases, industrial (i.e., compressed, liquefied, solid), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Linde - HYCO Laporte safety composite

Linde - HYCO Laporte scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 91% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

75/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): A 0.48 per 100 workers

Safer than 91% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 73% 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%).

TCR Δ

−1.4

2016→2018

Linde - HYCO Laporte injury rate improved

Linde - HYCO Laporte's TCR fell 1.4 from 1.4 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 1.4 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=1.4 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325120 · Laporte, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 0.5 · 15% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #2/23
PHOTO Linde Inc. Ecorse Pl…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~74 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Linde Inc. Ecorse Plant 719 (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Linde - HYCO Laporte averages 0.5 TCR (15% of the Gases, industrial (i.e., compressed, liquefied, solid), manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Linde - HYCO Laporte TCR series: 2016=1.4 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Linde - HYCO Laporte falls in its industry

295 Gases, industrial (i.e., compr establishments

Safer than 91% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 23 Gases, industrial (i.e., compr employers in Texas.

Linde - HYCO Laporte (74 employees, TCR 0.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 38 employees and a TCR of 1.9

Linde - HYCO Laporte has more employees than the Gases, industrial (i.e., compressed, liq median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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	Injuries
2018	0.0	0
2017	0.0	0
2016	1.4	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325120 · TX · Laporte

295 Gases, industrial (i.e., compressed, liquefied, solid), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 62 employers in Laporte, TX · 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	Linde Inc. Ecorse Plant 719	RIVER ROUGE, MI	0.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Linde, INC. Gadsden, Al #704	GADSDEN, AL	0.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Praxair Inc. Stockertown, PA #996	STOCKERTOWN, PA	0.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Otis	OTIS, KS	0.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Acrosa Crushed Concrete	GRAND PRAIRIE	74 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Tolk Station-124	EARTH	74 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Ft. Bend Service Center CP18	ROSENBERG	74 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Headquarters and Corporate Services	BASTROP	74 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Contech Control Services, Inc.	Laporte	964 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Home Office	Laporte	507 FTE
CITY-NEAR	BrandSafway, LLC - Houston - Laporte Branch	Laporte	337 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Dragon Products LaPorte	Laporte	210 FTE
NAT-TCR	Draper, UT	Draper, UT	0.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	DSSA-AZ	Mesa, AZ	0.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	BioScrip Infusion Services - Morris Plains - 2300	Morris Plains, NJ	0.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Grande Home Office	Fond Du Lac, WI	0.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Construction Company	Helena, MT	74 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Castle Rock Hotel and Waterpark	Branson, MO	74 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Thor Motor Coach/250 Lamination	Bristol, IN	74 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Lone Cactus Egg Farm	Bouse, AR	74 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: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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