Polystyrene resins manufacturing · Pennsylvania
NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site
Monaca, PA · ~203 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site runs at 39% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Polystyrene resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site: 1.3 TCR = 39% of Polystyrene resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site safety composite
NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% 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
−2.1
2016→2020
NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site injury rate improved
NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site's TCR fell 2.1 from 2.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.1 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.1 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Monaca, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 39% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #14/37
- PHOTO Arkema Inc. West Che…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~203 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Arkema Inc. West Chester (0.0 TCR gap)
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NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site
1.3 TCR
- Arkema Inc. We
Arkema Inc. West Chester
1.3 TCR
- Megadyne Ameri
Megadyne America Charlotte
1.3 TCR
- DTFHopewell
DTFHopewell
1.3 TCR
- Arkema West Ch
Arkema West Chester Plant
1.3 TCR
What this shows NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site averages 1.3 TCR (39% of the Polystyrene resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site TCR series: 2016=2.1 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3
Where NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site falls in its industry
644 Polystyrene resins manufacturi establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 37 Polystyrene resins manufacturi employers in Pennsylvania.
NOVA Chemicals, Beaver Valley Site has more employees than the Polystyrene resins manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · PA · Monaca
644 Polystyrene resins manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 36 employers in Monaca, 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 | Arkema Inc. West Chester | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Megadyne America Charlotte | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DTFHopewell | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arkema West Chester Plant | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Stewart & Tate Inc. | 203 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Marcho Farms, Inc | 203 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NAPP Reading - 014 | 203 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Omnova Solutions Inc. | 203 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BrandSafway Industries, LLC - PA Chemical - Monaca | 537 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Anchor Hocking | 390 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1883 | 383 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shell Polymers Monaca | 380 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Berry Plastics Odon | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coca Cola Dallas Syrup Plant | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jason Way | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hatchery Ii / Hatchery Iii | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nanticoke Physician Network | 203 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Winston Brands Warehouse | 203 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | flambeau hospital | 203 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Athens Regional Physician Services | 203 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.