Fruit syrups, flavoring, manufacturing · Illinois
Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
Northbrook, IL · ~242 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. runs at 88% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Fruit syrups, flavoring, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.: 3.6 TCR = 88% of Fruit syrups, flavoring, manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. safety composite
Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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 & Fragrances, Inc.: 2.5 → 4.6 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 4.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.18× in 2020
Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.'s TCR rose 2.2 from 2.5 in 2016 to 4.6 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 1.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311930 · Northbrook, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 88% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #8/9
- PHOTO Fruitcrown Products …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~242 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fruitcrown Products Corp (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
3.6 TCR
- Fruitcrown Pro
Fruitcrown Products Corp
3.6 TCR
- Kerry Seattle
Kerry Seattle
3.6 TCR
- Synergy Flavor
Synergy Flavors (OH), LLC
3.5 TCR
- Flavor Produce
Flavor Producers - Valencia, CA
3.5 TCR
What this shows Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. averages 3.6 TCR (88% of the Fruit syrups, flavoring, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=4 · 2020=4.6 · BLS 4.1
Where Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. falls in its industry
96 Fruit syrups, flavoring, manuf establishmentsSafer than 30% 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 #8 safest of 9 Fruit syrups, flavoring, manuf employers in Illinois.
Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. has more employees than the Fruit syrups, flavoring, manufacturing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311930 · IL · Northbrook
96 Fruit syrups, flavoring, 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 | Fruitcrown Products Corp | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kerry Seattle | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Synergy Flavors (OH), LLC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flavor Producers - Valencia, CA | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North | 242 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mt. Prospect | 242 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midway Windows and Doors Inc. | 242 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHICAGO WHITE METAL CASTING INC | 242 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 | MS010 Bay Springs Sawmill | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0000000069 Quickchek Food Stores | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palmer AK | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Manheim Birmingham | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Winder Distribution Center | 242 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Harriman | 242 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meritor | 242 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0665 - Phoenix Az Whse | 242 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.