Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins · Mississippi
Westlake Chemical - Gallman
Hazlehurst, MS · ~136 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Westlake Chemical - Gallman runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins workplace, earning a grade B.
Westlake Chemical - Gallman: 1.7 TCR = 50% of Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Westlake Chemical - Gallman safety composite
Westlake Chemical - Gallman scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.5
2016→2019
Westlake Chemical - Gallman injury rate improved
Westlake Chemical - Gallman's TCR fell 1.5 from 2.8 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.8 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.8 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · Hazlehurst, MS AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.7 · 50% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/9
- PHOTO Enviroplas, Inc.
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~136 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Enviroplas, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Westlake Chemical - Gallman in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Westlake Chemical - Gallman
1.7 TCR
- Enviroplas, In
Enviroplas, Inc.
1.7 TCR
- RTP COMPANY-OR
RTP COMPANY-ORANGE
1.7 TCR
- J-LOK
J-LOK
1.7 TCR
- HEXPOL
HEXPOL
1.6 TCR
What this shows Westlake Chemical - Gallman averages 1.7 TCR (50% of the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS benchmark).
Westlake Chemical - Gallman TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Westlake Chemical - Gallman falls in its industry
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blen establishmentsSafer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 9 Custom compounding (i.e., blen employers in Mississippi.
Westlake Chemical - Gallman has more employees than the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · MS · Hazlehurst
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 16 employers in Hazlehurst, MS · 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 | Enviroplas, Inc. | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HEXPOL | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RTP COMPANY-ORANGE | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | J-LOK | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Coast Electric Power Association | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FXI-Baldwyn | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1001 Batesville W Dunlap & Kyle Co Inc | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2350 LOWE S OF WAVELAND MS | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Processing | 603 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DG Foods Hazelhurst | 373 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DG Foods | 326 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DG Foods, LLC Hazlehurst | 323 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 52nd Avenue Clinic | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MGRC Livermore | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Residence Inn Tudor Wharf | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Smiths Medical - Gary | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Richardsons | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Printing Arts | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rochester Hills Chrysler-Jeep Dodge Inc | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Norwegian Lutheran Bethesda Home | 136 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.