Inhibitors (e.g., corrosion, oxidation, polymerization) manufacturing · Oklahoma
Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs
Sand Springs, OK · ~123 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs runs at 108% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Inhibitors (e.g., corrosion, oxidation, polymerization) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs: 3.5 TCR = 108% of Inhibitors (e.g., corrosion, oxidation, polymerization) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs safety composite
Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs: 4.3 → 4.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 4.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.89× in 2023
Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs's TCR rose 0.4 from 4.3 in 2021 to 4.7 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325998 · Sand Springs, OK ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 108% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #6/8
- PHOTO Seymour, IN - PN
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~123 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Seymour, IN - PN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ametsa Packagi
Ametsa Packaging, LLC
3.6 TCR
- Mcgean Livonia
Mcgean Livonia
3.6 TCR
- This site
Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs
3.5 TCR
- Seymour, IN -
Seymour, IN - PN
3.5 TCR
- Cargill Indust
Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL
3.5 TCR
What this shows Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs averages 3.5 TCR (108% of the Inhibitors (e.g., corrosion, oxidation, polymerization) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs TCR series: 2021=4.3 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=4.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs falls in its industry
485 Inhibitors (e.g., corrosion, o establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Oklahoma alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 8 Inhibitors (e.g., corrosion, o employers in Oklahoma.
Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs has more employees than the Inhibitors (e.g., corrosion, oxidation, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325998 · OK · Sand Springs
485 Inhibitors (e.g., corrosion, oxidation, polymerization) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,320 rated employers in Oklahoma with headcount on file · 35 employers in Sand Springs, OK · 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 | Seymour, IN - PN | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ametsa Packaging, LLC | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mcgean Livonia | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 3637 | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Reasors #922 | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Warehouse | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Federal Contract Tinker Custodial DMAG | 123 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 838 | 398 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cust-O-Fab Specialty Services | 393 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 838 | 386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OKC - Southwest Tube | 233 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sanderson Farms Palestine Live Haul | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Morrisville #137 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Community Service Agency Beverly/In Home Therapy | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bashas 015 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wesley Community Services | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cortland #178 | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fairfield, CA | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | State Mechanical | 123 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.