Resins, plastics (except custom compounding purchased resins), manufacturing · Kentucky
Wacker Chemical Corporation
Calvert City, KY · ~156 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wacker Chemical Corporation runs at 24% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Resins, plastics (except custom compounding purchased resins), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Wacker Chemical Corporation: 0.8 TCR = 24% of Resins, plastics (except custom compounding purchased resins), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wacker Chemical Corporation safety composite
Wacker Chemical Corporation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% 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
−1.2
2021→2024
Wacker Chemical Corporation injury rate improved
Wacker Chemical Corporation's TCR fell 1.2 from 1.2 in 2021 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 1.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=1.2 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Calvert City, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 24% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #8/23
- PHOTO Arclin - Moncure
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~156 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Arclin - Moncure (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wacker Chemical Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Wacker Chemical Corporation
0.8 TCR
- Arclin - Moncu
Arclin - Moncure
0.8 TCR
- ALPHARETTA, GA
ALPHARETTA, GA
0.8 TCR
- Huntsman East
Huntsman East Lansing Site
0.8 TCR
- Huntsman Build
Huntsman Building Solutions - Arlington TX
0.8 TCR
What this shows Wacker Chemical Corporation averages 0.8 TCR (24% of the Resins, plastics (except custom compounding purchased resins), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Wacker Chemical Corporation TCR series: 2021=1.2 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Wacker Chemical Corporation falls in its industry
644 Resins, plastics (except custo establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 23 Resins, plastics (except custo employers in Kentucky.
Wacker Chemical Corporation has more employees than the Resins, plastics (except custom compound 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · KY · Calvert City
644 Resins, plastics (except custom compounding purchased resins), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 41 employers in Calvert City, KY · 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 | Arclin - Moncure | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ALPHARETTA, GA | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Huntsman East Lansing Site | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Huntsman Building Solutions - Arlington TX | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mountain Enterprises Inc | 156 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Flex | 156 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Accuride Corporation | 156 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Decoursey KY Trackwork | 156 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISP Chemicals, LLC an Ashland Company | 513 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Vinyl's Inc. | 394 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Calvert City | 374 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arkema Inc. Calvert City Plant | 257 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | My Favorite Neighbor | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Structural Contracting Services, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 900 Golden Valley, MN | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Digital Ink LLC DBA Sign Lite | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverside SNF LLC | 156 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Medical Facilities Of America Xi Limited Partnership | 156 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Pietrini Corporation | 156 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PruittHealth Ridgeway | 156 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.