Oils (e.g., cutting, lubricating), synthetic, manufacturing · Illinois
Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL · ~56 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL runs at 107% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Oils (e.g., cutting, lubricating), synthetic, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL: 3.5 TCR = 107% of Oils (e.g., cutting, lubricating), synthetic, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL safety composite
Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL: 0.0 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 6.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.76× in 2024
Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL's TCR rose 5.3 from 0.0 in 2016 to 5.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325998 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 107% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #23/32
- PHOTO Seymour, IN - PN
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Seymour, IN - PN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ametsa Packagi
Ametsa Packaging, LLC
3.6 TCR
- This site
Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL
3.5 TCR
- Seymour, IN -
Seymour, IN - PN
3.5 TCR
- Sterling Speci
Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs
3.5 TCR
- Chem-Pak Inc.
Chem-Pak Inc.
3.5 TCR
What this shows Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL averages 3.5 TCR (107% of the Oils (e.g., cutting, lubricating), synthetic, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=6.1 · 2019=4 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=5.5 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL falls in its industry
485 Oils (e.g., cutting, lubricati establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 32 Oils (e.g., cutting, lubricati employers in Illinois.
Cargill Industrial Specialties - Chicago, IL has fewer employees than the Oils (e.g., cutting, lubricating), synth median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325998 · IL · Chicago
485 Oils (e.g., cutting, lubricating), synthetic, manufacturing 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 | Seymour, IN - PN | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sterling Specialty Chemicals Sand Springs | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chem-Pak Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ametsa Packaging, LLC | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bulk Power Operations | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Norris Electric Cooperative | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 73G - Northern S - IL Gas Ops | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schaumburg Reporting Center | 56 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 | Herzog Transit Services Inc - Kc | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IN - DeMotte | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C.B. Utility Co., Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store #69 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Saginaw | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plastocon, Inc. | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ft. Collins 2222 | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tri-Star Masonry Inc. | 56 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.