Sodium aluminate manufacturing · Indiana
W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana
East Chicago, IN · ~50 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana runs at 32% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Sodium aluminate manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana: 1.1 TCR = 32% of Sodium aluminate manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana safety composite
W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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%).
W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana held a steady TCR band
W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · East Chicago, IN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 32% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/19
- PHOTO PeroxyChem - Bayport
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PeroxyChem - Bayport (0.0 TCR gap)
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W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana
1.1 TCR
- PeroxyChem - B
PeroxyChem - Bayport
1.1 TCR
- Eco-services B
Eco-services Baytown
1.1 TCR
- Essential Chem
Essential Chemicals USA LLC
1.1 TCR
- Covoro Mining
Covoro Mining Solutions LLC
1.1 TCR
What this shows W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana averages 1.1 TCR (32% of the Sodium aluminate manufacturing BLS benchmark).
W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana TCR series: 2016=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana falls in its industry
418 Sodium aluminate manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 19 Sodium aluminate manufacturing employers in Indiana.
W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana has fewer employees than the Sodium aluminate 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · IN · East Chicago
418 Sodium aluminate manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 69 employers in East Chicago, IN · 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 | PeroxyChem - Bayport | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eco-services Baytown | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Essential Chemicals USA LLC | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Covoro Mining Solutions LLC | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Sergio Corporation | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smock Fansler Corporation | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MacDougall Pierce Construction | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McCrite Milling | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arcelormittal Indiana Harbor | 3,844 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland-Cliffs - Indiana Harbor | 3,192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar East Chicago | 1,371 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar Casino and Hotel East Chicago | 1,155 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | SEC Auto Transport, Inc. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hendersonville Operations | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eurowood Custom Cabinets, Inc | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Location 27009 | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Palmer West Construction Company Inc | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CT Mechanical, LLC | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ARC Industries West | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 360 Communities | 50 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.