Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins · Illinois
A.Schulman West Chicago
West Chicago, IL · ~40 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
A.Schulman West Chicago runs at 61% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins workplace, earning a grade B.
A.Schulman West Chicago: 2.0 TCR = 61% of Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
A.Schulman West Chicago safety composite
A.Schulman West Chicago scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.6
2017→2021
A.Schulman West Chicago injury rate improved
A.Schulman West Chicago's TCR fell 3.6 from 3.6 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.5 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=3.6 · 2018=6.5 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · West Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 61% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/18
- PHOTO Washington Penn - FPD
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Washington Penn - FPD (0.0 TCR gap)
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A.Schulman West Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
A.Schulman West Chicago
2 TCR
- Washington Pen
Washington Penn - FPD
2 TCR
- A. Schulman In
A. Schulman Inc. - La Porte TX
2 TCR
- Thomasville (T
Thomasville (Todd Court)
2 TCR
- Washington Pen
Washington Penn - Arden
2 TCR
What this shows A.Schulman West Chicago averages 2.0 TCR (61% of the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS benchmark).
A.Schulman West Chicago TCR series: 2017=3.6 · 2018=6.5 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · BLS 3.3
Where A.Schulman West Chicago falls in its industry
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blen establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 18 Custom compounding (i.e., blen employers in Illinois.
A.Schulman West Chicago has fewer employees than the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and m median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · IL · West Chicago
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 123 employers in West 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 | Washington Penn - FPD | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A. Schulman Inc. - La Porte TX | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thomasville (Todd Court) | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Washington Penn - Arden | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Integrity Management | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NG Bloomington Reporting Center | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Downers Grove Sanitary District | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Window Works Addison | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Jel Sert Company | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY | 713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SIL3 | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Siemens West Chicago | 342 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Showboat Hotel | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC - 443 | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dumont Printing, Inc | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | A.R.E - Mt Eaton, OH | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1915-1650X | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Beaver County Home Based Services | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cascade Tower & Rigging, Inc. | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Avamere at Lexington | 40 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.