PrequalRates

Basic chemical manufacturing (NAICS 3251): average TRIR and DART

These are the 2024 private-industry incidence rates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, per 100 full-time-equivalent workers. Prequalification forms often ask whether your TRIR and DART are at or below these numbers.

Total recordable case rate (TRIR benchmark)
1.2
DART rate
0.7
Days-away-from-work rate
0.3
Job transfer / restriction rate
0.4

Other recordable cases: 0.5. "Not published" means the data does not meet BLS publication guidelines.

Compare my 3-year TRIR, DART and EMR with NAICS 3251

What this means for your prequal form

Worked example: a company in this industry with 100,000 hours worked in a year (about 50 full-time employees) would match the industry average at 0.6 recordable cases. With 400,000 hours (about 200 employees) the figure is 2.4.

TRIR = recordable cases × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. DART = (days-away cases + restricted/transfer cases) × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. Use your OSHA 300A totals for each calendar year.

Parent industry: Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325), TRC 1.6, DART 1.0.

Detailed industries under NAICS 3251

NAICSIndustryTRCDART
32511Petrochemical manufacturing0.50.3
32512Industrial gas manufacturing0.20.1
32513Synthetic dye and pigment manufacturing1.81.6
32518Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing1.20.7
32519Other basic organic chemical manufacturing1.81.0

Source: BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, Table 1 (2024). NAICS 2017 codes as published by BLS.