Polyethylene resins manufacturing · Texas
Union Carbide Corp. A Wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company
Seadrift, TX · ~708 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Union Carbide Corp. A Wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company runs at 4% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Polyethylene resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Union Carbide Corp. A Wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company: 0.1 TCR = 4% of Polyethylene resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Union Carbide Corp. A Wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company safety composite
Union Carbide Corp. A Wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 98% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 98% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Union Carbide Corp. A Wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company: 0.0 → 0.4 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 0.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1× in 2018
Union Carbide Corp. A Wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company's TCR rose 0.4 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.4 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Seadrift, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.1 · 4% of ind
- DART 0.1 DART
- RANK #8/76
- PHOTO Beaumont Site
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~708 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Beaumont Site (0.0 TCR gap)
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Union Carbide Corp. A Wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.1
Union Carbide Corp. A Wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company
0.1 TCR
- Beaumont Site 0.1
Beaumont Site
0.1 TCR
- ExxonMobil Pro 0.1
ExxonMobil Product Solution-Operator of the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures
0.1 TCR
- Westlake Longv 0.1
Westlake Longview Corporation
0.1 TCR
- Bayport Polyme 0.1
Bayport Polymers LLC dba Baystar
0.1 TCR
What this shows Union Carbide Corp. A Wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company averages 0.1 TCR (4% of the Polyethylene resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Union Carbide Corp. A Wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Union Carbide Corp. A Wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company falls in its industry
644 Polyethylene resins manufactur establishmentsSafer than 98% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 76 Polyethylene resins manufactur employers in Texas.
Union Carbide Corp. A Wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company has more employees than the Polyethylene resins manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 1 | 2 | 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
325211 · TX · Seadrift
644 Polyethylene resins manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5 employers in Seadrift, 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 | Beaumont Site | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ExxonMobil Product Solution-Operator of the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Westlake Longview Corporation | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bayport Polymers LLC dba Baystar | 0.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Richard Construction, Inc. | 708 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TXFTW - FORT WORTH | 708 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1855-TXAUS42 | 708 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TX_San Antonio_12238 Silicon Drive_TX211110 | 709 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dow Seadrift | 852 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BrandSafway LLC - Dow Chemicals - Seadrift | 124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WTS Seadrift | 77 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Braskem Seadrift Facility | 47 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AGD | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arris 9 | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Louisville Water Company Corporate Headquarters | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jabil-IT | 0.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Groups 66, F9BM, F9IT | 708 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Afton | 708 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SAGE Teller Office, US | 708 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | District Attorney | 708 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.