Ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene (EPDM) rubber manufacturing · Louisiana

Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC

Geismar, LA · ~171 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.1
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC runs at 34% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene (EPDM) rubber manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC: 1.1 TCR = 34% of Ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene (EPDM) rubber manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC safety composite

Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 87% 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).

B

75/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.12 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 87% 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

−2.7

2016→2022

Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC injury rate improved

Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC's TCR fell 2.7 from 2.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2020 at 3.1 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.7 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.5 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325212 · Geismar, LA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 34% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #4/5
  • PHOTO SilCoTec
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~171 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: SilCoTec (0.0 TCR gap)

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Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC averages 1.1 TCR (34% of the Ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene (EPDM) rubber manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2018=0 · 2019=0.5 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC falls in its industry

90 Ethylene-propylene-nonconjugat establishments

Safer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Ethylene-propylene-nonconjugat employers in Louisiana.

Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC (171 employees, TCR 1.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 85 employees and a TCR of 2.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400500 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC
Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC (171 employees, TCR 1.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 85 employees and a TCR of 2.8

Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC has more employees than the Ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene ( 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
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.5 0.5 1 0 0
2020 3.1 3.1 0 6 0
2019 0.5 0.5 1 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 2.7 1.1 3 2 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325212 · LA · Geismar

90 Ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene (EPDM) rubber manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 127 employers in Geismar, 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 SilCoTec 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Lion Elastomers Orange 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR NuSil Technology 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Trexler 1.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE James Construction Group - Belton 171 FTE
STATE-SIZE Borden Dairy Company LLC (Lafayette, LA) 171 FTE
STATE-SIZE Flowers Baking Co. of New Orleans, LLC 171 FTE
STATE-SIZE HoneywellLA07BTR 171 FTE
CITY-NEAR BASF 1,212 FTE
CITY-NEAR BASF - Geismar 1,143 FTE
CITY-NEAR Brock Services Geismar LA 936 FTE
CITY-NEAR Turner at Shell Chemical LP Geismar LA 674 FTE
NAT-TCR Artisan Contracting, LLC 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Liberty 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Spartan Printing, Inc. 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Mach Energy Service LLC 1.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE Hospital District #6 of Harper County, Kansas 171 FTE
NAT-SIZE Dyer Nursing & Rehab 171 FTE
NAT-SIZE Meadowood Retirement Community 171 FTE
NAT-SIZE St. Ann's Home 171 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: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.