Analytical instruments (e.g., chromatographic, photometers, spectrographs) merchant wholesalers · Arizona

VWR Catalyst Chandler

Chandler, AZ · ~52 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
3.0
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

VWR Catalyst Chandler runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Analytical instruments (e.g., chromatographic, photometers, spectrographs) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.

VWR Catalyst Chandler: 3.0 TCR = 138% of Analytical instruments (e.g., chromatographic, photometers, spectrographs) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

VWR Catalyst Chandler safety composite

VWR Catalyst Chandler scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).

D

37/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 3.04 per 100 workers

Safer than 41% of industry peers

DART rate
F 4.06 per 100 workers

Safer than 22% 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

VWR Catalyst Chandler: 0.0 → 6.1 TCR

Peak year 2017 @ 6.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.34× in 2017

VWR Catalyst Chandler's TCR rose 6.1 from 0.0 in 2016 to 6.1 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 1.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423490 · Chandler, AZ ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 3.0 · 138% of ind

  • DART 4.1 DART
  • RANK P41
  • PHOTO School Specialty, In…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 3 inj
  • SIZE ~52 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: School Specialty, Inc. - Delta Education (0.0 TCR gap)

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VWR Catalyst Chandler in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows VWR Catalyst Chandler averages 3.0 TCR (138% of the Analytical instruments (e.g., chromatographic, photometers, spectrographs) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

VWR Catalyst Chandler TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=6.1 · BLS 2.2

Where VWR Catalyst Chandler falls in its industry

96 Analytical instruments (e.g., establishments

Safer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
VWR Catalyst Chandler (52 employees, TCR 3.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 106 employees and a TCR of 2.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,500 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate VWR Catalyst Chandler
VWR Catalyst Chandler (52 employees, TCR 3.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 106 employees and a TCR of 2.6

VWR Catalyst Chandler has fewer employees than the Analytical instruments (e.g., chromatogr median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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
2017 6.1 4.1 3 0 0
2016 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423490 · AZ · Chandler

96 Analytical instruments (e.g., chromatographic, photometers, spectrographs) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 462 employers in Chandler, AZ · 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 School Specialty, Inc. - Delta Education 3.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR 4016-18177080 3.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR 1296 1296 - ASHLAND, VA-10406 LAKERIDGE PKWY 3.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR 4016-18177010 2.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE 7892_18700 52 FTE
STATE-SIZE EPCOR Sun City Water, EPCOR Sun City West Water, EPCOR Sun City West Wastewater 52 FTE
STATE-SIZE 5921040 - Intel Campus 52 FTE
STATE-SIZE A1 DESERT ELECTRIC CO. 52 FTE
CITY-NEAR Chandler Campus 6,163 FTE
CITY-NEAR Ocotillo Campus 5,428 FTE
CITY-NEAR 6403-64030510 3,265 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2643-64030510-510001 2,446 FTE
NAT-TCR 0280 - West Allis, Wi 3.0 TCR
NAT-TCR RCR Star Nevada, Inc. 3.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Pueblo West Emergency Depsrtment 3.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Tifton (Gatif) 3.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE Rocky Mountain Stonework, Inc. 52 FTE
NAT-SIZE N and R of Hartville LLC 52 FTE
NAT-SIZE N and R of Sikeston at Clearview Inc 52 FTE
NAT-SIZE Buckhead Meat of North Carolina 52 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: 2017, 2016. 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.