Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers · Illinois
Airgas Specialty Gases - Chicago
Chicago, IL · ~30 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Airgas Specialty Gases - Chicago runs at 25% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade A.
Airgas Specialty Gases - Chicago: 0.6 TCR = 25% of Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Airgas Specialty Gases - Chicago safety composite
Airgas Specialty Gases - Chicago scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
74/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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%).
Airgas Specialty Gases - Chicago held a steady TCR band
Airgas Specialty Gases - Chicago's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 25% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/38
- PHOTO Dickinson, ND OV106
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dickinson, ND OV106 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Airgas Specialty Gases - Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Airgas Specialty Gases - Chicago
0.6 TCR
- Dickinson, ND
Dickinson, ND OV106
0.6 TCR
- Vernal, UT Sal
Vernal, UT Sales
0.6 TCR
- NATIONAL WELDI
NATIONAL WELDING SUPPLY COMPANY
0.6 TCR
- Greensboro Jam
Greensboro Jamestown 8W
0.6 TCR
What this shows Airgas Specialty Gases - Chicago averages 0.6 TCR (25% of the Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Airgas Specialty Gases - Chicago TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Airgas Specialty Gases - Chicago falls in its industry
766 Other Chemical and Allied Prod establishmentsSafer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 38 Other Chemical and Allied Prod employers in Illinois.
Airgas Specialty Gases - Chicago has fewer employees than the Other Chemical and Allied Products Merch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · IL · Chicago
766 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, IL · 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 | Dickinson, ND OV106 | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vernal, UT Sales | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NATIONAL WELDING SUPPLY COMPANY | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greensboro Jamestown 8W | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Odell Fire | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Northern N - IL Common Ops | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago Loop Tech | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spoon River Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Newco Construction of America, Inc. | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hollingsworth Decatur | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CLMAMDHS | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eastern Regional Operations | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Anchorage 6415 Arctic | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tampa-PLT | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Refractory Sales and Service Co., Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Form 300A Kenlake State Resort PARK | 30 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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