Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing · Kentucky
Westlake PVC Corporation
Calvert City, KY · ~69 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Westlake PVC Corporation runs at 19% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Westlake PVC Corporation: 0.6 TCR = 19% of Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Westlake PVC Corporation safety composite
Westlake PVC Corporation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Westlake PVC Corporation: 0.0 → 1.3 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 1.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2017
Westlake PVC Corporation's TCR rose 1.3 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Calvert City, KY AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 19% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/23
- PHOTO Indulor America LP
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~69 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Indulor America LP (0.0 TCR gap)
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Westlake PVC Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Solvay Special
Solvay Specialty Polymers, LLC, Marietta, Ohio
0.7 TCR
- Plaquemine, LA
Plaquemine, LA
0.7 TCR
- This site
Westlake PVC Corporation
0.6 TCR
- Indulor Americ
Indulor America LP
0.6 TCR
- Braskem Seadri
Braskem Seadrift Facility
0.6 TCR
What this shows Westlake PVC Corporation averages 0.6 TCR (19% of the Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Westlake PVC Corporation TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Westlake PVC Corporation falls in its industry
644 Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin establishmentsSafer than 82% 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 #6 safest of 23 Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin employers in Kentucky.
Westlake PVC Corporation has fewer employees than the Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins manufact 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · KY · Calvert City
644 Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 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 | Indulor America LP | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Solvay Specialty Polymers, LLC, Marietta, Ohio | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plaquemine, LA | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Braskem Seadrift Facility | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Spy Coast Farm, LLC | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Warren County Water District | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Verst 300/Corporate | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Heaven Hill Bernheim Distillery | 69 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 | Coffeyville Resources | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HBSHSEPR02 | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Distribution and Services: ASI - Rapid City, SD | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Penske : 4779-00 East Coast Metals-DCC/Durham, NC | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Comfort 1 | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | N and R of Independence LLC | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | N and R of St James LLC | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | N and R of North Columbia LLC | 69 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.