Chlorine manufacturing · Kansas
Wichita Plant
Wichita, KS · ~253 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
Wichita Plant runs at 28% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Chlorine manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Wichita Plant: 0.9 TCR = 28% of Chlorine manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wichita Plant safety composite
Wichita Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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%).
Wichita Plant held a steady TCR band
Wichita Plant's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.4 in 2016 to 0.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 1.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.4 · 2017=1.5 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=0.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Wichita, KS AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.9 · 28% of ind
- DART 0.4 DART
- RANK #1/6
- PHOTO Nouryon
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~253 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Nouryon (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wichita Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Wichita Plant
0.9 TCR
- Nouryon
Nouryon
0.9 TCR
- Birla Carbon U
Birla Carbon USA Hickok Plant
0.9 TCR
- Evonik Corpora
Evonik Corporation
0.9 TCR
- Eco Services D
Eco Services Dominguez
0.9 TCR
What this shows Wichita Plant averages 0.9 TCR (28% of the Chlorine manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Wichita Plant TCR series: 2016=0.4 · 2017=1.5 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=0 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=0.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Wichita Plant falls in its industry
418 Chlorine manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 6 Chlorine manufacturing employers in Kansas.
Wichita Plant has more employees than the Chlorine manufacturing 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · KS · Wichita
418 Chlorine manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 841 employers in Wichita, KS · 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 | Nouryon | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Birla Carbon USA Hickok Plant | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Evonik Corporation | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eco Services Dominguez | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 615-00083 | 253 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2662-6700 | 253 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kansas City 164 | 252 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lenexa Office | 254 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spirit Aerosystems | 11,775 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Textron Aviation - Mid Continent | 4,359 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wesley Medical Center | 2,657 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-KSWIC062 | 2,438 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AN Columbus Plant | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Howmet - Hampton Castings | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | National Operations Center | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Allied Mechanical Services, Inc. | 253 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KYTC District 9 | 253 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Medilodge of Sterling Heights | 253 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fives Cincinnati | 253 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.