Caustic soda (i.e., sodium hydroxide) manufacturing · Ohio
VWR International - Solon
Solon, OH · ~243 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
VWR International - Solon runs at 16% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Caustic soda (i.e., sodium hydroxide) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
VWR International - Solon: 0.5 TCR = 16% of Caustic soda (i.e., sodium hydroxide) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
VWR International - Solon safety composite
VWR International - Solon scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 88% 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).
74/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.8
2019→2024
VWR International - Solon injury rate improved
VWR International - Solon's TCR fell 0.8 from 0.8 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 0.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=0.8 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=0.4 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Solon, OH AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.5 · 16% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/29
- PHOTO MPM Waterford
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~243 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MPM Waterford (0.0 TCR gap)
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VWR International - Solon in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
VWR International - Solon
0.5 TCR
- MPM Waterford
MPM Waterford
0.5 TCR
- PQ - Augusta G
PQ - Augusta Georgia Plant
0.5 TCR
- Shell Catalyst
Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg
0.5 TCR
- The Chemours C
The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Memphis
0.5 TCR
What this shows VWR International - Solon averages 0.5 TCR (16% of the Caustic soda (i.e., sodium hydroxide) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
VWR International - Solon TCR series: 2019=0.8 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=0.4 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where VWR International - Solon falls in its industry
418 Caustic soda (i.e., sodium hyd establishmentsSafer than 88% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 29 Caustic soda (i.e., sodium hyd employers in Ohio.
VWR International - Solon has more employees than the Caustic soda (i.e., sodium hydroxide) ma median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · OH · Solon
418 Caustic soda (i.e., sodium hydroxide) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 145 employers in Solon, OH · 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 | MPM Waterford | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PQ - Augusta Georgia Plant | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Memphis | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kwest Group, LLC. | 243 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kalmbach Feeds, Inc. | 243 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nickles-Lima Plant | 243 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HEXPOL Compounding LLC | 243 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swagelok OFC | 1,274 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Order Fulfillment Center | 1,230 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nestle USA | 1,175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swagelok Main Plant | 1,051 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Conemaugh Generating Station | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2200 Odessa Texas | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kalas Corporate Center - KC | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | General Office | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Josephine Caring Community | 243 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MP Environmental Services | 243 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mosaic Beatrice | 243 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | VerHalen, Inc. | 243 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.