Cutting dies (e.g., paper, leather, textile) manufacturing · Illinois
Best Cutting Die Company
Skokie, IL · ~120 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Best Cutting Die Company runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cutting dies (e.g., paper, leather, textile) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Best Cutting Die Company: 4.6 TCR = 139% of Cutting dies (e.g., paper, leather, textile) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Best Cutting Die Company safety composite
Best Cutting Die Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 33%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
−2.0
2020→2024
Best Cutting Die Company injury rate improved
Best Cutting Die Company's TCR fell 2.0 from 5.8 in 2020 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=5.8 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332216 · Skokie, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 139% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #9/17
- PHOTO International Knife …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~120 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: International Knife and Saw, Inc, (0.0 TCR gap)
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Best Cutting Die Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Manufacturing
Manufacturing
4.7 TCR
- Specialty Desi
Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- Edge Manufactu
Edge Manufacturing, Incl
4.7 TCR
- This site
Best Cutting Die Company
4.6 TCR
- International
International Knife and Saw, Inc,
4.6 TCR
What this shows Best Cutting Die Company averages 4.6 TCR (139% of the Cutting dies (e.g., paper, leather, textile) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Best Cutting Die Company TCR series: 2020=5.8 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Best Cutting Die Company falls in its industry
174 Cutting dies (e.g., paper, lea establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 17 Cutting dies (e.g., paper, lea employers in Illinois.
Best Cutting Die Company has more employees than the Cutting dies (e.g., paper, leather, text median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332216 · IL · Skokie
174 Cutting dies (e.g., paper, leather, textile) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 117 employers in Skokie, 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 | International Knife and Saw, Inc, | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manufacturing | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Edge Manufacturing, Incl | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ragnar Benson | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TKC Highland | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Utility Constructors | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 123 - Archer Western/Herzog 4 JV | 120 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal-Mogul Corporation | 1,250 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Skokie Campus | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal Mogul | 1,123 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SKOKIE HOSPITAL | 992 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pasadena #509 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Universal Plastic Mold, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DP Inc. General Contractors | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10484 Rocky River | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NGDS-B209 | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wisconsin Humane Society - Milwaukee Campus | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CRC Industries Inc. - Warminster, PA | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fritcher Construction Services | 120 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.