Plasticizers (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) manufacturing · Ohio

Valtris Specialty Chemicals - Independence

Name: Valtris Specialty Chemicals - Independence Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Independence, OH · ~61 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 0.0
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Valtris Specialty Chemicals - Independence runs at 0% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Plasticizers (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.

Valtris Specialty Chemicals - Independence: 0.0 TCR = 0% of Plasticizers (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Valtris Specialty Chemicals - Independence safety composite

Valtris Specialty Chemicals - Independence scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 100% 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).

79/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): A 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 100% 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%).

Valtris Specialty Chemicals - Independence held a steady TCR band

Valtris Specialty Chemicals - Independence's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2023 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 0.0 TCR.

2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325199 · Independence, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 0.0 · 0% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #0/44
PHOTO LANXESS Corporation …
BOOK 2y book
INJ 0 inj
SIZE ~61 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: LANXESS Corporation Headquarters (0.1 TCR gap)

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LANXESS Corpor

0.1
Invista Orange

0.1
The Dow Chemic

0.1
Chevron Philli

0.1
This site

0

What this shows Valtris Specialty Chemicals - Independence averages 0.0 TCR (0% of the Plasticizers (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Valtris Specialty Chemicals - Independence TCR series: 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Valtris Specialty Chemicals - Independence falls in its industry

552 Plasticizers (i.e., basic synt establishments

Safer than 100% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #0 safest of 44 Plasticizers (i.e., basic synt employers in Ohio.

Valtris Specialty Chemicals - Independence (61 employees, TCR 0.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 73 employees and a TCR of 1.5

Valtris Specialty Chemicals - Independence has fewer employees than the Plasticizers (i.e., basic synthetic chem 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	0.0	0.0	0	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325199 · OH · Independence

552 Plasticizers (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 73 employers in Independence, OH · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	LANXESS Corporation Headquarters	PITTSBURGH, PA	0.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Invista Orange Site	ORANGE, TX	0.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	The Dow Chemical Company - La Porte, TX	LA PORTE, TX	0.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Borger Plant	BORGER, TX	0.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	DHI COOPERATIVE	COLUMBUS	61 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Utility Technologies International	GROVEPORT	61 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Northeast Operations Center	ST. CLAIRSVILLE	61 FTE
STATE-SIZE	CIN	WEST CHESTER	61 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CC Business Operations Center	Independence	1,575 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Life Line Screening	Independence	901 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CC Business Operations Ctr	Independence	827 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Independence Excavating	Independence	695 FTE
NAT-TCR	Other Location	Roanoke, VA	0.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Putzel Electrical Contractors, Inc.	Norcross, GA	0.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Gaapr - Ups Supply Chain Solutions	Alpharetta, GA	0.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	TXC101551	Irving, TX	0.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Sub-Zero Hammersley	Madison, WI	61 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Capital City Construction, Inc.	Bismarck, ND	61 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Southern Yarn Dyers Inc	Cartersville, GA	61 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation	Glasgow, KY	61 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.