Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, industrial, laundry) manufacturing · Pennsylvania

National Chemical Laboratories, Inc.

Philadelphia, PA · ~81 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.2
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

National Chemical Laboratories, Inc. runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, industrial, laundry) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

National Chemical Laboratories, Inc.: 4.2 TCR = 126% of Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, industrial, laundry) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

National Chemical Laboratories, Inc. safety composite

National Chemical Laboratories, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).

F

28/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 4.15 per 100 workers

Safer than 23% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.09 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% 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

−5.2

2016→2024

National Chemical Laboratories, Inc. injury rate improved

National Chemical Laboratories, Inc.'s TCR fell 5.2 from 8.3 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=8.3 · 2017=7.5 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=4.7 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325611 · Philadelphia, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 126% of ind

  • DART 3.1 DART
  • RANK #9/10
  • PHOTO Best Sanitizers Inc
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 26 inj
  • SIZE ~81 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Best Sanitizers Inc (0.1 TCR gap)

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National Chemical Laboratories, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows National Chemical Laboratories, Inc. averages 4.2 TCR (126% of the Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, industrial, laundry) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

National Chemical Laboratories, Inc. TCR series: 2016=8.3 · 2017=7.5 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=4.7 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.3

Where National Chemical Laboratories, Inc. falls in its industry

240 Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, establishments

Safer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 10 Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, employers in Pennsylvania.

National Chemical Laboratories, Inc. (81 employees, TCR 4.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 113 employees and a TCR of 2.3 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 01,0002,0003,0004,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate National Chemical Laboratories, Inc.
National Chemical Laboratories, Inc. (81 employees, TCR 4.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 113 employees and a TCR of 2.3

National Chemical Laboratories, Inc. has fewer employees than the Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, industria median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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
2024 3.1 3.1 2 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 1.5 1.5 1 0 0
2021 1.8 1.8 1 0 0
2020 6.8 4.5 5 1 0
2019 4.7 3.5 2 2 0
2018 3.8 3.8 3 0 0
2017 7.5 2.5 5 1 0
2016 8.3 8.3 7 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325611 · PA · Philadelphia

240 Detergents (e.g., dishwashing, industrial, laundry) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 1,431 employers in Philadelphia, PA · 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 Best Sanitizers Inc 4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Bradford Soap - IN 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Research Labs 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Original Bradford Soap Works, Inc. 4.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE John B. Peters Inc. 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE Alvin H. Butz, Inc. 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE HMA Paving - Lancaster/Berks Area 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE Structures Region 81 FTE
CITY-NEAR FIVE BELOW INC 19,600 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hospital of University of Pennsylvania 13,423 FTE
CITY-NEAR Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Main Hospital 9,638 FTE
CITY-NEAR The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Main Campus 9,129 FTE
NAT-TCR Kronospan LLC AN01 4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Ziese & Sons Excavating, Inc. 4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Lear Corporation - Hammond 4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Wausau New Berlin 4.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Mack Hils, Inc. 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE Builder's Supply Co. Inc. 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE Berlin Steel - DC Office 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE St Elizabeth Healthcare 81 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 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.