Chlorine compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing · Tennessee
Lonza/Arch - Charleston
Charleston, TN · ~259 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lonza/Arch - Charleston runs at 43% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Chlorine compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Lonza/Arch - Charleston: 1.4 TCR = 43% of Chlorine compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lonza/Arch - Charleston safety composite
Lonza/Arch - Charleston scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.8 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
Lonza/Arch - Charleston: 1.1 → 1.6 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 1.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.56× in 2018
Lonza/Arch - Charleston's TCR rose 0.5 from 1.1 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Charleston, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 43% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #10/21
- PHOTO Chemtrade Solutions …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~259 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chemtrade Solutions LLC Midlothian (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lonza/Arch - Charleston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lonza/Arch - Charleston
1.4 TCR
- Chemtrade Solu
Chemtrade Solutions LLC Midlothian
1.4 TCR
- Koppers Rock H
Koppers Rock Hill
1.4 TCR
- Elementis Cast
Elementis Castle Hayne
1.4 TCR
- PMC Organometa
PMC Organometallix
1.4 TCR
What this shows Lonza/Arch - Charleston averages 1.4 TCR (43% of the Chlorine compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lonza/Arch - Charleston TCR series: 2016=1.1 · 2017=1.5 · 2018=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Lonza/Arch - Charleston falls in its industry
418 Chlorine compounds, not specif establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 21 Chlorine compounds, not specif employers in Tennessee.
Lonza/Arch - Charleston has more employees than the Chlorine compounds, not specified elsewh 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 | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · TN · Charleston
418 Chlorine compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 17 employers in Charleston, TN · 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 | Chemtrade Solutions LLC Midlothian | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Koppers Rock Hill | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elementis Castle Hayne | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PMC Organometallix | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HealthTrust Facilities Management | 259 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TenCate Grass | 259 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Olin Corporation - Charleston plant | 259 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dal-Tile | 259 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CHA2 | 1,072 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - CHA2 | 847 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WACKER Polysilicon North America | 714 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc. | 406 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AZ.TEMPE.4 - Ricoh Usa, Inc. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S08610 - WMRA Capitol MRF | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Structure Tone, Inc. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ahn Core Lab | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wegmans 1525 Brooks Ave 1525 | 259 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Laughlin River Lodge | 259 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DFW - Airport United Airlines Offices | 259 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kiel, WI Plant | 259 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.