Methyl chloride manufacturing · Texas
The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX
La Porte, TX · ~116 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX runs at 2% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Methyl chloride manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX: 0.1 TCR = 2% of Methyl chloride manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX safety composite
The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 99% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
78/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 99% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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%).
The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX held a steady TCR band
The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 0.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · La Porte, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.1 · 2% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/103
- PHOTO Invista Orange Site
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~116 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Invista Orange Site (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Texas employers → · Look up another →
The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.1
The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX
0.1 TCR
- Invista Orange 0.1
Invista Orange Site
0.1 TCR
- Chevron Philli 0.1
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Borger Plant
0.1 TCR
- Covestro Pitts 0.1
Covestro Pittsburgh
0.1 TCR
- Equistar Chemi 0.1
Equistar Chemicals, Bayport
0.1 TCR
What this shows The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX averages 0.1 TCR (2% of the Methyl chloride manufacturing BLS benchmark).
The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX falls in its industry
552 Methyl chloride manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 99% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 103 Methyl chloride manufacturing employers in Texas.
The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX has more employees than the Methyl chloride manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · TX · La Porte
552 Methyl chloride manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 170 employers in La Porte, 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 | Invista Orange Site | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Borger Plant | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Covestro Pittsburgh | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Equistar Chemicals, Bayport | 0.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 103173 - GE-USLNG Trains-1-5 Pad Assembly | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bandera Electric Cooperative | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NACOGDOCHES | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Houston Non-GBU Office | 116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stronghold, Ltd. | 2,821 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stronghold Specialty, Ltd. | 1,662 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TURN 2 Specialty Companies | 1,384 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dashiell Corp/Dacon Corp | 973 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | InDemand Industrial Services Corporate | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Work from home | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | California Department of Transportation Facility 144 | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | California Department of Transportation Facility 187 | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 0647 | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 0728 | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fareway Stores, Inc. 089 Stewartville | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 1123 | 116 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.