Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing · Louisiana
Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant
Lake Charles, LA · ~26 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant runs at 176% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant: 5.8 TCR = 176% of Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant safety composite
Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant: 3.0 → 10.0 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 10.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.72× in 2022
Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant's TCR rose 7.0 from 3.0 in 2016 to 10.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.7 TCR. In 2022, DART was 1.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325520 · Lake Charles, LA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 176% of ind
- DART 10.0 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Olympic Adhesives, I…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Olympic Adhesives, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Functional Coa
Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility
5.9 TCR
- This site
Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant
5.8 TCR
- Olympic Adhesi
Olympic Adhesives, Inc.
5.8 TCR
- Rubex Inc
Rubex Inc
5.8 TCR
- Superior Stone
Superior Stone Products, Inc.
5.8 TCR
What this shows Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant averages 5.8 TCR (176% of the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=10.7 · 2019=8.9 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=10 · BLS 3.3
Where Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant falls in its industry
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, den establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Adhesives (except asphalt, den employers in Louisiana.
Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant has fewer employees than the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.9 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325520 · LA · Lake Charles
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 197 employers in Lake Charles, 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 | Olympic Adhesives, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rubex Inc | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Superior Stone Products, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Unlimtied Contract Services Pine Grove | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Entergy Jonesboro | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shreveport Milam Building RE55 | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Total Environment Solutions - Duson | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Golden Nugget Lake Charles | 2,182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lauberge Casino Resort | 1,973 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Chemical Sout | 1,063 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Chemical South | 1,054 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | HG183 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | John E. Groninger Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aec-Alamance Regional Extended Car | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4054-ABS-0020-0021-00716 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Canby Utility Board | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JHI Group / Firelands Fab | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 144 Port Charlotte | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Joseph County Services | 26 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.