Wood verneer laminating and gluing machines manufacturing · Illinois
Black Brothers Company
Mendota, IL · ~58 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Black Brothers Company runs at 171% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Wood verneer laminating and gluing machines manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Black Brothers Company: 5.7 TCR = 171% of Wood verneer laminating and gluing machines manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Black Brothers Company safety composite
Black Brothers Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
−0.4
2021→2023
Black Brothers Company injury rate improved
Black Brothers Company's TCR fell 0.4 from 7.8 in 2021 to 7.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=7.8 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=7.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333243 · Mendota, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 171% of ind
- DART 5.5 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Con-Vey LLC
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Con-Vey LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Black Brothers Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Black Brothers Company
5.7 TCR
- Con-Vey LLC
Con-Vey LLC
5.5 TCR
- MELLOTT MANUFA
MELLOTT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
5.5 TCR
- Softex Paper,
Softex Paper, Inc.
5.5 TCR
- Miller Manufac
Miller Manufacturing
5.4 TCR
What this shows Black Brothers Company averages 5.7 TCR (171% of the Wood verneer laminating and gluing machines manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Black Brothers Company TCR series: 2021=7.8 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=7.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Black Brothers Company falls in its industry
137 Wood verneer laminating and gl establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Wood verneer laminating and gl employers in Illinois.
Black Brothers Company has fewer employees than the Wood verneer laminating and gluing machi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333243 · IL · Mendota
137 Wood verneer laminating and gluing machines manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 29 employers in Mendota, 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 | Con-Vey LLC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MELLOTT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Softex Paper, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Miller Manufacturing | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - IL Relay Ops | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - La Salle | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Menold Construction and Restoration | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ALPA Construction, Inc. | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Del Monte Foods Inc. Plant #112 | 262 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HCC Inc | 160 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OSF Saint Paul Medical Center | 157 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Paul Medical Center | 148 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kaiser Home Support Services, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | M Argueso & Co dba Paramelt Muskegon | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Charles T. Sitrin Health Care Center | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R.J. Williams, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FACTS Engineering, LLC | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Harris Steel Erectors, Inc. | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ross Plumbing | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store Construction & Maintenance | 58 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.