Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., butene, ethylene, propene) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons · Louisiana
The Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Operations
Plaquemine, LA · ~1,514 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
The Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Operations runs at 6% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., butene, ethylene, propene) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons workplace, earning a grade A.
The Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Operations: 0.2 TCR = 6% of Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., butene, ethylene, propene) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Operations safety composite
The Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Operations scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% 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 - Louisiana Operations held a steady TCR band
The Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Operations's TCR held near 0.3 from 0.4 in 2018 to 0.1 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 0.4 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=0.4 · 2019=0.2 · 2020=0.1 · 2022=0.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325110 · Plaquemine, LA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.2 · 6% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/17
- PHOTO LyondellBasell La Po…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~1,514 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LyondellBasell La Porte Complex (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Operations in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.2
The Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Operations
0.2 TCR
- LyondellBasell 0.2
LyondellBasell La Porte Complex
0.2 TCR
- Shell Chemical 0.2
Shell Chemical - Norco
0.2 TCR
- Chevron Philli 0.2
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co - Cedar Bayou Plant
0.2 TCR
- BASF-Total Pet 0.2
BASF-Total Petrochemicals
0.2 TCR
What this shows The Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Operations averages 0.2 TCR (6% of the Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., butene, ethylene, propene) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons BLS benchmark).
The Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Operations TCR series: 2018=0.4 · 2019=0.2 · 2020=0.1 · 2022=0.1 · BLS 3.3
Where The Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Operations falls in its industry
66 Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., bu establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.5.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 17 Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., bu employers in Louisiana.
The Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Operations has more employees than the Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., butene, ethy median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325110 · LA · Plaquemine
66 Acyclic hydrocarbons (e.g., butene, ethylene, propene) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons 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 | LyondellBasell La Porte Complex | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shell Chemical - Norco | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chevron Phillips Chemical Co - Cedar Bayou Plant | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BASF-Total Petrochemicals | 0.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Intralox LLC | 1,505 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lafayette | 1,526 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rapides Regional Medical Center | 1,550 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ochsner Baptist Medical Center | 1,470 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Dow Chemical Company Louisiana Operations | 1,559 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dow, Inc. Plaquemine Operations | 1,378 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Performance Contractors, Inc. - Dow Plaq - Poly D | 687 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Performance Contractors, Inc. - Dow Plaq - Poly B | 683 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Red River Technology LLC | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Agropur-Eden Prairie Corporate Business | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avenues | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Progress Place | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JCG Industries Inc | 1,514 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Wilmington Facility) | 1,514 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Richmond MC - PMUSA | 1,514 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 284219-Kcmo Mo P&Dc | 1,513 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.