Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Cardinal Health- Midwest Distribution Center
Waukegan, IL · ~458 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cardinal Health- Midwest Distribution Center runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Cardinal Health- Midwest Distribution Center: 3.0 TCR = 135% of Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cardinal Health- Midwest Distribution Center safety composite
Cardinal Health- Midwest Distribution Center scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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 2.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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
−1.7
2016→2024
Cardinal Health- Midwest Distribution Center injury rate improved
Cardinal Health- Midwest Distribution Center's TCR fell 1.7 from 3.1 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.1 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=3.0 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424210 · Waukegan, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.0 · 135% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #8/15
- PHOTO AmerisourceBergen
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 113 inj
- SIZE ~458 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AmerisourceBergen (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cardinal Health- Midwest Distribution Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cardinal Health- Midwest Distribution Center
3 TCR
- AmerisourceBer
AmerisourceBergen
3 TCR
- Cardinal Healt
Cardinal Health Memphis PD
3 TCR
- Metro Medical
Metro Medical
2.9 TCR
- Cardinal Healt
Cardinal Health Knoxville DC
2.9 TCR
What this shows Cardinal Health- Midwest Distribution Center averages 3.0 TCR (135% of the Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Cardinal Health- Midwest Distribution Center TCR series: 2016=3.1 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=3 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Cardinal Health- Midwest Distribution Center falls in its industry
514 Druggists' sundries merchant w establishmentsSafer than 49% 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 #8 safest of 15 Druggists' sundries merchant w employers in Illinois.
Cardinal Health- Midwest Distribution Center has more employees than the Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers median and a higher 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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424210 · IL · Waukegan
514 Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 141 employers in Waukegan, 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 | AmerisourceBergen | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metro Medical | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cardinal Health Memphis PD | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cardinal Health Knoxville DC | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 1239 - MORRIS IL MEAT PLANT | 458 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | E D Etnyre & Co | 458 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OrthoIllinois | 458 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BorgWarner Transmission Systems - Bellwood | 457 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waukegan PSD #60 | 2,420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vista Medical Center | 936 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Visual Pak Waukegan | 807 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Blending & Filling | 793 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mg Wholesale | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rink Printing Company | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R & J Cylinder and Machine, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Oregon Cardiology | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Foodservice Maryland - 0640 | 458 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trejo Labor Service, LLC | 458 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Universal Leaf North America/Nash | 458 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern | 458 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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