Phthalocyanine pigments manufacturing · Ohio
Sun Chemical Color Materials
Cincinnati, OH · ~79 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sun Chemical Color Materials runs at 202% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Phthalocyanine pigments manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Sun Chemical Color Materials: 6.7 TCR = 202% of Phthalocyanine pigments manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sun Chemical Color Materials safety composite
Sun Chemical Color Materials scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Sun Chemical Color Materials: 6.8 → 8.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.61× in 2024
Sun Chemical Color Materials's TCR rose 1.2 from 6.8 in 2021 to 8.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325130 · Cincinnati, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 202% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #13/13
- PHOTO Colors & Effects USA…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~79 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site (0.1 TCR gap)
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Sun Chemical Color Materials in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- BLAZE Products
BLAZE Products
7.3 TCR
- Solomon Colors
Solomon Colors, Inc Rialto
7.1 TCR
- Heubach LTD
Heubach LTD
6.9 TCR
- This site
Sun Chemical Color Materials
6.7 TCR
- Colors & Effec
Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site
6.5 TCR
What this shows Sun Chemical Color Materials averages 6.7 TCR (202% of the Phthalocyanine pigments manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sun Chemical Color Materials TCR series: 2021=6.8 · 2023=5 · 2024=8.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Sun Chemical Color Materials falls in its industry
75 Phthalocyanine pigments manufa establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 13 Phthalocyanine pigments manufa employers in Ohio.
Sun Chemical Color Materials has more employees than the Phthalocyanine pigments manufacturing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325130 · OH · Cincinnati
75 Phthalocyanine pigments manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,513 employers in Cincinnati, OH · 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 | Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heubach LTD | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Solomon Colors, Inc Rialto | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BLAZE Products | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Canton South Service Center | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RedBuilt Ohio | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kokosing, Inc. | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hi-Way Paving, Inc. | 79 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | 17,011 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cincinnati Operations | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain : Evendale, OH | 7,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain Evendale OH | 6,400 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Valencia | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Masterson | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 126 - Lancaster | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aitkin High School (001) | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rosenberg TX Yard | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Douglass Houses | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SCEC - Tampa | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Albion Dry Ice Plant | 79 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.