Architectural coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing · Indiana

Nanochem Technologies LLC

Elkhart, IN · ~54 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
2.7
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Nanochem Technologies LLC runs at 82% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Architectural coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.

Nanochem Technologies LLC: 2.7 TCR = 82% of Architectural coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Nanochem Technologies LLC safety composite

Nanochem Technologies LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 46%), 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).

C

59/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 2.69 per 100 workers

Safer than 46% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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

−5.1

2016→2021

Nanochem Technologies LLC injury rate improved

Nanochem Technologies LLC's TCR fell 5.1 from 5.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=5.1 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325510 · Elkhart, IN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 82% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #11/21
  • PHOTO Smalto, INC. DBA Pem…
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~54 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Smalto, INC. DBA Pemco International (0.0 TCR gap)

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Nanochem Technologies LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Nanochem Technologies LLC averages 2.7 TCR (82% of the Architectural coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Nanochem Technologies LLC TCR series: 2016=5.1 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=0 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Nanochem Technologies LLC falls in its industry

530 Architectural coatings (i.e., establishments

Safer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 21 Architectural coatings (i.e., employers in Indiana.

Nanochem Technologies LLC (54 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 70 employees and a TCR of 2.5 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 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Nanochem Technologies LLC
Nanochem Technologies LLC (54 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 70 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Nanochem Technologies LLC has fewer employees than the Architectural coatings (i.e., paint) man median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 3.9 1.9 1 1 0
2019 3.4 3.4 2 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 3.7 3.7 2 0 0
2016 5.1 5.1 0 3 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325510 · IN · Elkhart

530 Architectural coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 401 employers in Elkhart, IN · 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 Smalto, INC. DBA Pemco International 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Carmenita 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR IFS Coatings Gainesville 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Springdale 2.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Soli Organic Inc. - Indianapolis 54 FTE
STATE-SIZE Ardmore TC Service Center 54 FTE
STATE-SIZE Clark County REMC 54 FTE
STATE-SIZE 800-DREES-INDIANAPOLIS 54 FTE
CITY-NEAR Forest River, Inc. 12,549 FTE
CITY-NEAR THOR MOTOR COACH 2,437 FTE
CITY-NEAR Elkhart Community Schools 1,892 FTE
CITY-NEAR HRV LLC 1,692 FTE
NAT-TCR T&D Thompson 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR CHR- Center Street 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR USCS- Harrisonburg, VA 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Superior Roofing and Sheet Metal 2.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Wild By Nature Co., Inc. 54 FTE
NAT-SIZE Triton Marine Construction Corp. HAWAII 54 FTE
NAT-SIZE Merrill Manufacturing 54 FTE
NAT-SIZE Stoney Creek Investors of Independence, LLC 54 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 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.