Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Buffalo Grove
Buffalo Grove, IL · ~204 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buffalo Grove runs at 113% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade C.
Buffalo Grove: 2.5 TCR = 113% of Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buffalo Grove safety composite
Buffalo Grove scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−4.6
2016→2024
Buffalo Grove injury rate improved
Buffalo Grove's TCR fell 4.6 from 4.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.6 · 2017=3.9 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424210 · Buffalo Grove, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.5 · 113% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/15
- PHOTO PB-MUS-PLATTSBURGH
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~204 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PB-MUS-PLATTSBURGH (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buffalo Grove in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Buffalo Grove
2.5 TCR
- PB-MUS-PLATTSB
PB-MUS-PLATTSBURGH
2.5 TCR
- Cardinal Healt
Cardinal Health - PD - Denver, CO
2.5 TCR
- 3495-10D8131
3495-10D8131
2.5 TCR
- 3495-10D8961
3495-10D8961
2.5 TCR
What this shows Buffalo Grove averages 2.5 TCR (113% of the Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Buffalo Grove TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2017=3.9 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Buffalo Grove falls in its industry
514 Pharmaceuticals merchant whole establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 15 Pharmaceuticals merchant whole employers in Illinois.
Buffalo Grove has more employees than the Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424210 · IL · Buffalo Grove
514 Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 66 employers in Buffalo Grove, 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 | PB-MUS-PLATTSBURGH | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cardinal Health - PD - Denver, CO | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3495-10D8131 | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3495-10D8961 | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | William Charles Construction | 204 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pella Corporatio - Macomb Operations | 204 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FXI - West Chicago | 204 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DeKalb, IL - CN1 | 204 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal Building Services, Inc. | 2,440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Flex - Buffalo Grove | 1,217 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Flex Buffalo Grove - 700 Building | 798 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BT Buffalo Grove | 760 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bodycote - Arlington | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avient Corporation - Lehigh Valley | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Beistle Company | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CLIMB at CCSU | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wesley Chapel Toyota | 204 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vermeer VM Solutions | 204 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Florence | 204 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Keystone RV Company - Plant 17 | 204 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.