Insulation and cushioning, foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing · Illinois
Blachford Inc.
West Chicago, IL · ~116 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blachford Inc. runs at 226% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Insulation and cushioning, foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Blachford Inc.: 7.5 TCR = 226% of Insulation and cushioning, foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blachford Inc. safety composite
Blachford Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.8
2019→2023
Blachford Inc. injury rate improved
Blachford Inc.'s TCR fell 0.8 from 7.0 in 2019 to 6.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=7.0 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=13.6 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · West Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.5 · 226% of ind
- DART 5.4 DART
- RANK #20/20
- PHOTO Schlegel Systems Inc
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~116 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Schlegel Systems Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blachford Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Blachford Inc.
7.5 TCR
- Schlegel Syste
Schlegel Systems Inc
7.5 TCR
- Future Foam Po
Future Foam Pouring Plant - Mansfield
7.5 TCR
- G&T Industries
G&T Industries
7.5 TCR
- Foam Design, I
Foam Design, Inc.
7.4 TCR
What this shows Blachford Inc. averages 7.5 TCR (226% of the Insulation and cushioning, foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Blachford Inc. TCR series: 2019=7 · 2020=4 · 2021=13.6 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=6.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Blachford Inc. falls in its industry
474 Insulation and cushioning, foa establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 20 Insulation and cushioning, foa employers in Illinois.
Blachford Inc. has more employees than the Insulation and cushioning, foam plastics median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · IL · West Chicago
474 Insulation and cushioning, foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing 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 | Schlegel Systems Inc | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Future Foam Pouring Plant - Mansfield | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G&T Industries | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Foam Design, Inc. | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Joliet Reporting Center | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allied Power Services - Exelon, Dresden Station | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 124 - Walsh - Flour Design Build Team | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Concrete Structures of the Midwest, Inc. | 116 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 | Price Chopper #6 - PC06 | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Michigan Premier Laundry | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Bernardino Warehouse | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Capitol Hill Senior Living | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Portland | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alliance Commercial Cleaning, Inc. -2 | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bandera Electric Cooperative | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | EKF Diagnostics - Main | 116 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.