Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrups) made from cacao beans · Illinois
Blommer Chocolate Chicago
Chicago, IL · ~253 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blommer Chocolate Chicago runs at 95% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrups) made from cacao beans workplace, earning a grade C.
Blommer Chocolate Chicago: 4.0 TCR = 95% of Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrups) made from cacao beans BLS 4.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blommer Chocolate Chicago safety composite
Blommer Chocolate Chicago scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% 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
−0.9
2017→2020
Blommer Chocolate Chicago injury rate improved
Blommer Chocolate Chicago's TCR fell 0.9 from 3.2 in 2017 to 2.3 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.7 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=3.2 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311351 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 4.0 · 95% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #7/8
- PHOTO Cargill
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 45 inj
- SIZE ~253 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cargill (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blommer Chocolate Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Blommer Chocolate Chicago
4 TCR
- Cargill
Cargill
4 TCR
- 750 Pine Stree
750 Pine Street
3.9 TCR
- Cargill Cocoa
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, NA - Mount Joy
3.9 TCR
- Blommer Chocol
Blommer Chocolate East Greenville
3.8 TCR
What this shows Blommer Chocolate Chicago averages 4.0 TCR (95% of the Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrups) made from cacao beans BLS benchmark).
Blommer Chocolate Chicago TCR series: 2017=3.2 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=2.3 · BLS 4.2
Where Blommer Chocolate Chicago falls in its industry
65 Chocolate (e.g., coatings, in establishmentsSafer than 37% 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 #7 safest of 8 Chocolate (e.g., coatings, in employers in Illinois.
Blommer Chocolate Chicago has more employees than the Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311351 · IL · Chicago
65 Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrups) made from cacao beans employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in 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 | Cargill | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 750 Pine Street | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, NA - Mount Joy | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blommer Chocolate East Greenville | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 09 - Walsh/Shea Constructors | 253 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ferrara Candy Company Chicago 31st Street Manufacturing Facility | 253 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BRETT ANTHONY FOODS | 253 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elk Grove IL (Large) | 253 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : SDF8 | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bake'n Joy Foods North Andover Facility | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eureka Metal & Glass Services, Inc. | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions-Memphis | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sysco St. Louis | 253 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DGS Aviation Services : HNL - Honolulu | 253 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Peterson Hillsboro | 253 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marriott Richmond | 253 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.