Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing · New York
PVS Chemical Solutions - Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · ~49 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
PVS Chemical Solutions - Buffalo runs at 44% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
PVS Chemical Solutions - Buffalo: 1.5 TCR = 44% of Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
PVS Chemical Solutions - Buffalo safety composite
PVS Chemical Solutions - Buffalo scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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%).
PVS Chemical Solutions - Buffalo held a steady TCR band
PVS Chemical Solutions - Buffalo's TCR held near 0.3 from 2.1 in 2016 to 1.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.1 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=1.7 · 2023=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Buffalo, NY AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 44% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #7/18
- PHOTO Carus LLC - LaSalle
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Carus LLC - LaSalle (0.0 TCR gap)
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PVS Chemical Solutions - Buffalo in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
PVS Chemical Solutions - Buffalo
1.5 TCR
- Carus LLC - La
Carus LLC - LaSalle
1.5 TCR
- Evonik Active
Evonik Active Oxygens, LLC - Bayport
1.5 TCR
- Lake Charles S
Lake Charles Silicas
1.5 TCR
- PMC Organometa
PMC Organometallix
1.4 TCR
What this shows PVS Chemical Solutions - Buffalo averages 1.5 TCR (44% of the Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing BLS benchmark).
PVS Chemical Solutions - Buffalo TCR series: 2016=2.1 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.7 · 2023=1.8 · BLS 3.3
Where PVS Chemical Solutions - Buffalo falls in its industry
418 Other basic inorganic chemical establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 18 Other basic inorganic chemical employers in New York.
PVS Chemical Solutions - Buffalo has fewer employees than the Other basic inorganic chemical manufactu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · NY · Buffalo
418 Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 532 employers in Buffalo, NY · 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 | Carus LLC - LaSalle | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Evonik Active Oxygens, LLC - Bayport | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PMC Organometallix | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lake Charles Silicas | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hudson Valley Farm Hub LLC | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Seaway Timber Harvesting, Inc. | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NRG Energy - Bowline Generating Station | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | purcell construction inc. New York | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buffalo General Hospital | 3,556 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | 2,379 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WNY Independent Living, Inc. | 1,988 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kaleida Health Oishei Childrens Hospital | 1,765 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Border States Electric - Albuquerque | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Smackover Martin Transport | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spruance | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BayCare Medical Services, LLC (4300) | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | PVS Steel Services - Burns Harbor | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stitches, Inc. | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Rubber Group | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AWPI-Beckley | 49 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.