Rubber, synthetic, manufacturing · Kentucky
Zeon Chemicals LP - KY Plant
Louisville, KY · ~126 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Zeon Chemicals LP - KY Plant runs at 187% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Rubber, synthetic, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Zeon Chemicals LP - KY Plant: 6.2 TCR = 187% of Rubber, synthetic, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Zeon Chemicals LP - KY Plant safety composite
Zeon Chemicals LP - KY Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.4
2019→2024
Zeon Chemicals LP - KY Plant injury rate improved
Zeon Chemicals LP - KY Plant's TCR fell 3.4 from 5.7 in 2019 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.13× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.7 · 2020=7.0 · 2021=9.1 · 2022=9.0 · 2023=4.0 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325212 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 187% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Guy Chemical Company…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~126 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Guy Chemical Company, LLC (0.4 TCR gap)
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Zeon Chemicals LP - KY Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Guy Chemical C
Guy Chemical Company, LLC
6.6 TCR
- This site
Zeon Chemicals LP - KY Plant
6.2 TCR
- Urethane Innov
Urethane Innovators, Inc
5.7 TCR
- Orangeburg - C
Orangeburg - Compound Plant
5.7 TCR
- Globe Composit
Globe Composite Solutions, LLC
5.7 TCR
What this shows Zeon Chemicals LP - KY Plant averages 6.2 TCR (187% of the Rubber, synthetic, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Zeon Chemicals LP - KY Plant TCR series: 2019=5.7 · 2020=7 · 2021=9.1 · 2022=9 · 2023=4 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Zeon Chemicals LP - KY Plant falls in its industry
90 Rubber, synthetic, manufacturi establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Rubber, synthetic, manufacturi employers in Kentucky.
Zeon Chemicals LP - KY Plant has more employees than the Rubber, synthetic, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325212 · KY · Louisville
90 Rubber, synthetic, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 1,638 employers in Louisville, 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 | Guy Chemical Company, LLC | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Urethane Innovators, Inc | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Orangeburg - Compound Plant | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Globe Composite Solutions, LLC | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Erlanger - Cox Rd | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Walker Mechanical Contractors | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SEKRI - Cumberland | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Millwood Inc. -Tompkinsville | 126 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jefferson County Public Schools | 18,524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KYGRA - WORLDPORT | 11,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WORLDPORT (KYGRA) | 9,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KTKY TRUCK | 8,757 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cottages Senior Living LLC | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Indiana Carton Company, Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wf Emerald Commons | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JRock Construction | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Electrical Systems Inc. | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brewers Supply Group - Shakopee MN | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | US Ordnance | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverside Ca - Box Springs | 126 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.