Sodium inorganic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing · Illinois
APL Engineered Materials, Inc.
Urbana, IL · ~30 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
APL Engineered Materials, Inc. runs at 268% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sodium inorganic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
APL Engineered Materials, Inc.: 8.8 TCR = 268% of Sodium inorganic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
APL Engineered Materials, Inc. safety composite
APL Engineered Materials, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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%).
Rising injury rate
APL Engineered Materials, Inc.: 4.0 → 32.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 32.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.49× in 2024
APL Engineered Materials, Inc.'s TCR rose 28.9 from 4.0 in 2016 to 32.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Urbana, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.8 · 268% of ind
- DART 13.1 DART
- RANK #25/25
- PHOTO Sealy Plant
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sealy Plant (0.1 TCR gap)
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APL Engineered Materials, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Hammond Lead P
Hammond Lead Products - Pottstown Plant
9.2 TCR
- Colorado Salt
Colorado Salt Products, LLC
9 TCR
- This site
APL Engineered Materials, Inc.
8.8 TCR
- Sealy Plant
Sealy Plant
8.8 TCR
- Micronutrients
Micronutrients USA, LLC - Warehouse
8.4 TCR
What this shows APL Engineered Materials, Inc. averages 8.8 TCR (268% of the Sodium inorganic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
APL Engineered Materials, Inc. TCR series: 2016=4 · 2017=2 · 2018=3 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=12.4 · 2023=17.6 · 2024=32.8 · BLS 3.3
Where APL Engineered Materials, Inc. falls in its industry
418 Sodium inorganic compounds, no establishmentsSafer than 2% 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 #25 safest of 25 Sodium inorganic compounds, no employers in Illinois.
APL Engineered Materials, Inc. has fewer employees than the Sodium inorganic compounds, not specifie median and a higher 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 | 32.8 | 13.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17.6 | 13.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · IL · Urbana
418 Sodium inorganic compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 95 employers in Urbana, 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 | Sealy Plant | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Colorado Salt Products, LLC | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hammond Lead Products - Pottstown Plant | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Micronutrients USA, LLC - Warehouse | 8.4 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 | Urbana Campus | 23,671 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CARLE | 18,152 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL | 8,566 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heart of Mary Medical Center | 651 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Encompass Health/VSRH | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LNH- Ward Ct. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Concord Hotels - Marriott University of Dayton | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Broken Drum Insulation Visalia | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cambridge House | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Essential Vegetation Management Services | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Passport Door & Dock Systems | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Werk-Brau Co., Inc. 4000 Building | 30 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.