Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing · Illinois
American Excelsior Company W. Chicago
W. Chicago, IL · ~24 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American Excelsior Company W. Chicago runs at 54% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
American Excelsior Company W. Chicago: 1.8 TCR = 54% of Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American Excelsior Company W. Chicago safety composite
American Excelsior Company W. Chicago scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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%).
American Excelsior Company W. Chicago held a steady TCR band
American Excelsior Company W. Chicago's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=8.1 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · W. Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 54% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #8/20
- PHOTO Rogers Corporation E…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rogers Corporation EMS-Woodstock (0.0 TCR gap)
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American Excelsior Company W. Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
American Excelsior Company W. Chicago
1.8 TCR
- Rogers Corpora
Rogers Corporation EMS-Woodstock
1.8 TCR
- Cushions To Go
Cushions To Go
1.8 TCR
- atlas
atlas
1.8 TCR
- FXI, Inc.
FXI, Inc.
1.8 TCR
What this shows American Excelsior Company W. Chicago averages 1.8 TCR (54% of the Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
American Excelsior Company W. Chicago TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=0 · 2020=8.1 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where American Excelsior Company W. Chicago falls in its industry
474 Foam plastics products (except establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 20 Foam plastics products (except employers in Illinois.
American Excelsior Company W. Chicago has fewer employees than the Foam plastics products (except polystren median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · IL · W. Chicago
474 Foam plastics products (except polystrene) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 3 employers in W. 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 | Rogers Corporation EMS-Woodstock | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cushions To Go | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | atlas | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FXI, Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | C70 | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nelson Energy Center | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hecate Grid LLC | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NG DeKalb Reporting Center | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DuPage | 69 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ion bond - Chicago | 22 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Extreme Tool | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reynolds Polymer Technology | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Panhandle Rural Electric Membership Association (PREMA) | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | National Gas & Oil | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Simon Roofing and Sheet Metal Corp - Nashville | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tower | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ace Hardware | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pottsville Facility | 24 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.