Drilling mud compounds, conditioners, and additives (except bentonites) manufacturing · Alabama
Water Science Technologies, LLC
Birmingham, AL · ~28 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Water Science Technologies, LLC runs at 28% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Drilling mud compounds, conditioners, and additives (except bentonites) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Water Science Technologies, LLC: 0.9 TCR = 28% of Drilling mud compounds, conditioners, and additives (except bentonites) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Water Science Technologies, LLC safety composite
Water Science Technologies, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 84% 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 0.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% 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%).
Water Science Technologies, LLC held a steady TCR band
Water Science Technologies, LLC's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=3.2 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325998 · Birmingham, AL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.9 · 28% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/7
- PHOTO Dodge Billerica
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dodge Billerica (0.0 TCR gap)
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Water Science Technologies, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Water Science Technologies, LLC
0.9 TCR
- Dodge Billeric
Dodge Billerica
0.9 TCR
- Prince Energy
Prince Energy - Lufkin
0.9 TCR
- Ingevity - Cov
Ingevity - Covington Carbon Plant
0.9 TCR
- Huntsman Inter
Huntsman International, Charlotte Site
0.9 TCR
What this shows Water Science Technologies, LLC averages 0.9 TCR (28% of the Drilling mud compounds, conditioners, and additives (except bentonites) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Water Science Technologies, LLC TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=3.2 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Water Science Technologies, LLC falls in its industry
485 Drilling mud compounds, condit establishmentsSafer than 84% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 7 Drilling mud compounds, condit employers in Alabama.
Water Science Technologies, LLC has fewer employees than the Drilling mud compounds, conditioners, an median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325998 · AL · Birmingham
485 Drilling mud compounds, conditioners, and additives (except bentonites) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 840 employers in Birmingham, AL · 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 | Dodge Billerica | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Prince Energy - Lufkin | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ingevity - Covington Carbon Plant | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Huntsman International, Charlotte Site | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hillabee Plant | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hillabee | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southeast Division Headland Office | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W.K. Upchurch Construction Co., Inc. | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USD | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CLASSIC FOODS | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BIRMINGHAM PACKERS | 8,650 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | D'Agostino #809 | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Riley Industrial Services, Inc. | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fredon Corp | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | D'Agostino #825 | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Consolidated Concrete Co-Hastings | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wisconsin Industrial Coatings | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grand View Glass | 28 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.