Concentrates, flavoring (except coffee based), manufacturing · Illinois
Bell Flavors and Fragrances
Northbrook, IL · ~346 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bell Flavors and Fragrances runs at 121% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Concentrates, flavoring (except coffee based), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Bell Flavors and Fragrances: 5.0 TCR = 121% of Concentrates, flavoring (except coffee based), manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bell Flavors and Fragrances safety composite
Bell Flavors and Fragrances scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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
Bell Flavors and Fragrances: 4.7 → 5.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.62× in 2024
Bell Flavors and Fragrances's TCR rose 1.1 from 4.7 in 2022 to 5.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311930 · Northbrook, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 121% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #9/9
- PHOTO Milne Fruit Products…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 45 inj
- SIZE ~346 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Milne Fruit Products, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Bell Flavors and Fragrances in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Brown Carbonic
Brown Carbonic
5.2 TCR
- This site
Bell Flavors and Fragrances
5 TCR
- Milne Fruit Pr
Milne Fruit Products, Inc.
4.9 TCR
- Teterboro Faci
Teterboro Facility
4.7 TCR
- Bell Flavors a
Bell Flavors and Fragrances Middletown
4.6 TCR
What this shows Bell Flavors and Fragrances averages 5.0 TCR (121% of the Concentrates, flavoring (except coffee based), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Bell Flavors and Fragrances TCR series: 2022=4.7 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 4.1
Where Bell Flavors and Fragrances falls in its industry
96 Concentrates, flavoring (excep establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 9 Concentrates, flavoring (excep employers in Illinois.
Bell Flavors and Fragrances has more employees than the Concentrates, flavoring (except coffee b median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311930 · IL · Northbrook
96 Concentrates, flavoring (except coffee based), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 122 employers in Northbrook, 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 | Milne Fruit Products, Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Teterboro Facility | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brown Carbonic | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bell Flavors and Fragrances Middletown | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Decatur East Soy Protein Plant | 346 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 10823 | 346 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DWM-Central District - 39th and Ashland | 3901 S. Ashland | 345 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MKD | 345 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Astellas Pharma US | 1,228 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Astellas Pharma Global Development | 908 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Astellas US LLC | 896 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILNOR - NORTHBROOK | 780 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Greensboro Embassy Suites | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Norfolk Sheraton | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bridgestone Metalpha USA, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Earl Smith Distributing Company | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Woodland Heights Medical Center | 346 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OYO Hotel & Casino Las Vegas | 346 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chart Energy and Chemicals | 346 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flnap - Naples | 346 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.