Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., butene, ethylene, propene) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons · Louisiana
NOVA Chemicals - Geismar Plant
Geismar, LA · ~131 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
NOVA Chemicals - Geismar Plant runs at 2% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., butene, ethylene, propene) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons workplace, earning a grade A.
NOVA Chemicals - Geismar Plant: 0.1 TCR = 2% of Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., butene, ethylene, propene) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
NOVA Chemicals - Geismar Plant safety composite
NOVA Chemicals - Geismar Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 94% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
75/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 94% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% 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%).
NOVA Chemicals - Geismar Plant held a steady TCR band
NOVA Chemicals - Geismar Plant's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 0.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325110 · Geismar, LA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.1 · 2% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/17
- PHOTO ExxonMobil Baytown C…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~131 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ExxonMobil Baytown Chemical Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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NOVA Chemicals - Geismar Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.1
NOVA Chemicals - Geismar Plant
0.1 TCR
- ExxonMobil Bay 0.1
ExxonMobil Baytown Chemical Plant
0.1 TCR
- Freeport, Texa 0.1
Freeport, Texas
0.1 TCR
- LACC, LLC 0.1
LACC, LLC
0.1 TCR
- Shell Polymers 0.1
Shell Polymers Monaca
0.1 TCR
What this shows NOVA Chemicals - Geismar Plant averages 0.1 TCR (2% of the Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., butene, ethylene, propene) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons BLS benchmark).
NOVA Chemicals - Geismar Plant TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where NOVA Chemicals - Geismar Plant falls in its industry
66 Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., bu establishmentsSafer than 94% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.5.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 17 Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., bu employers in Louisiana.
NOVA Chemicals - Geismar Plant has fewer employees than the Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., butene, ethy median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325110 · LA · Geismar
66 Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., butene, ethylene, propene) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons 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 | ExxonMobil Baytown Chemical Plant | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Freeport, Texas | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LACC, LLC | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shell Polymers Monaca | 0.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 4054-ABS-0020-0022-00719 | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6925-MSY | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Atlanta Marriott Northwest | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Heritage Manor South | 131 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 | CO20 | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Broomfield | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Starcon - South | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Dow Chemical Company - Collegeville, PA | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | XSJ | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | International Medical Industries, Inc. | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elizabethtown | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Callery Plant | 131 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.