Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers · Texas
Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston
Houston, TX · ~35 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston: 3.0 TCR = 135% of Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston safety composite
Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 2.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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%).
TCR Δ
−12.9
2016→2024
Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston injury rate improved
Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston's TCR fell 12.9 from 15.0 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 15.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=15.0 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=2.0 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.0 · 135% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #80/101
- PHOTO Milwaukee Packaged G…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Milwaukee Packaged Gas Store (0.0 TCR gap)
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Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston
3 TCR
- Milwaukee Pack
Milwaukee Packaged Gas Store
3 TCR
- Argo Chemical,
Argo Chemical, Inc.
3 TCR
- John R Hess &
John R Hess & Company, Inc.
3 TCR
- Wampum Hardwar
Wampum Hardware Co Philipsburg
3 TCR
What this shows Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston averages 3.0 TCR (135% of the Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston TCR series: 2016=15 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=2 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston falls in its industry
766 Industrial chemicals merchant establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #80 safest of 101 Industrial chemicals merchant employers in Texas.
Superior Packaging and Distribution - Houston has fewer employees than the Industrial chemicals merchant wholesaler median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15.0 | 10.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · TX · Houston
766 Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | Milwaukee Packaged Gas Store | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Argo Chemical, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | John R Hess & Company, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wampum Hardware Co Philipsburg | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Southwest Feedyard | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CDF Dairy | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. - Marion, TX | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Growers Select Produce, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Fiserv Alpharetta | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Bentley University | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pittsburgh Stage | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Statesville Breeder Operation | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Savannah | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Machine & Saw Company | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CFE Ocheyedan | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Superior Welding & Manufacturing | 35 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.