Aliphatic (e.g., hydrocarbons) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons · Louisiana
The Dow Chemical Company Louisiana Operations
Plaquemine, LA · ~1,559 workers · 3 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 7% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Aliphatic (e.g., hydrocarbons) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons workplace, earning a grade A.
The Dow Chemical Company Louisiana Operations: 0.2 TCR = 7% of Aliphatic (e.g., hydrocarbons) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons BLS 3.3 · 3y 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 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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 0.2 from 0.2 in 2016 to 0.4 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.2 · 2017=0.1 · 2018=0.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325110 · Plaquemine, LA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.2 · 7% of ind
- DART 0.1 DART
- RANK #6/17
- PHOTO NCTI Nippon Chemical…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~1,559 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NCTI Nippon Chemical Texas Inc. (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
- NCTI Nippon Ch 0.2
NCTI Nippon Chemical Texas Inc.
0.2 TCR
- BASF Corporati 0.2
BASF Corporation
0.2 TCR
- Motiva Chemica 0.2
Motiva Chemicals LLC
0.2 TCR
- Chevron Philli 0.2
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company-Port Arthur
0.2 TCR
What this shows The Dow Chemical Company Louisiana Operations averages 0.2 TCR (7% of the Aliphatic (e.g., hydrocarbons) (except acetylene) made from refined petroleum or liquid hydrocarbons BLS benchmark).
The Dow Chemical Company Louisiana Operations TCR series: 2016=0.2 · 2017=0.1 · 2018=0.4 · BLS 3.3
Where The Dow Chemical Company Louisiana Operations falls in its industry
66 Aliphatic (e.g., hydrocarbons) establishmentsSafer than 65% 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 #6 safest of 17 Aliphatic (e.g., hydrocarbons) employers in Louisiana.
The Dow Chemical Company Louisiana Operations has more employees than the Aliphatic (e.g., hydrocarbons) (except a 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325110 · LA · Plaquemine
66 Aliphatic (e.g., hydrocarbons) (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 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.