Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing · Louisiana
Shintech Plaquemine
Plaquemine, LA · ~604 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Shintech Plaquemine runs at 7% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Shintech Plaquemine: 0.2 TCR = 7% of Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Shintech Plaquemine safety composite
Shintech Plaquemine scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 94% 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).
69/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 94% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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%).
Shintech Plaquemine held a steady TCR band
Shintech Plaquemine's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.2 in 2020 to 0.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 0.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=0.2 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0.3 · 2024=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Plaquemine, LA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.2 · 7% of ind
- DART 0.1 DART
- RANK #4/21
- PHOTO Dow Chemical - Michg…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~604 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dow Chemical - Michgian Operations (0.0 TCR gap)
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Shintech Plaquemine in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- EVAL 0.3
EVAL
0.3 TCR
- The Dow Chemic 0.3
The Dow Chemical Company Hayward Site
0.3 TCR
- This site 0.2
Shintech Plaquemine
0.2 TCR
- Dow Chemical - 0.2
Dow Chemical - Michgian Operations
0.2 TCR
- Solvay Alphare 0.2
Solvay Alpharetta
0.2 TCR
What this shows Shintech Plaquemine averages 0.2 TCR (7% of the Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Shintech Plaquemine TCR series: 2020=0.2 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0.3 · 2024=0.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Shintech Plaquemine falls in its industry
644 Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin establishmentsSafer than 94% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 21 Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin employers in Louisiana.
Shintech Plaquemine has more employees than the Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins manufact 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · LA · Plaquemine
644 Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 80 employers in Plaquemine, 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 | Dow Chemical - Michgian Operations | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Solvay Alpharetta | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EVAL | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Dow Chemical Company Hayward Site | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SHREVEPORT_1441383 | 603 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0083-HES Bossier City LA Industrial | 606 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC | 606 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Log | 600 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Dow Chemical Company Louisiana Operations | 1,559 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Operations | 1,514 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dow, Inc. Plaquemine Operations | 1,378 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Performance Contractors, Inc. - Dow Plaq - Poly D | 687 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Dow Chemical Company - Deer Park, TX | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OH1 Corporate Office | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nms Pbu Boc Fds | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | VA Branch | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mj Consulting & Development, Inc. | 604 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge | 604 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delta Air Lines - SFO | 604 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dexter Plant | 604 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.