Bronze printing inks manufacturing · Illinois
Central Ink Corporation - Headquarters
West Chicago, IL · ~105 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Central Ink Corporation - Headquarters runs at 182% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bronze printing inks manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Central Ink Corporation - Headquarters: 6.0 TCR = 182% of Bronze printing inks manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Central Ink Corporation - Headquarters safety composite
Central Ink Corporation - Headquarters scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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
−4.1
2016→2024
Central Ink Corporation - Headquarters injury rate improved
Central Ink Corporation - Headquarters's TCR fell 4.1 from 7.5 in 2016 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.5 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=5.0 · 2019=8.6 · 2020=8.2 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=8.0 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325910 · West Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 182% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #13/15
- PHOTO Fujifilm Manufacturi…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 49 inj
- SIZE ~105 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fujifilm Manufacturing USA., Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Central Ink Corporation - Headquarters in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fujifilm Manuf
Fujifilm Manufacturing USA., Inc.
6.1 TCR
- This site
Central Ink Corporation - Headquarters
6 TCR
- Sun Chemical M
Sun Chemical Maumee Mfg.
5.9 TCR
- Sun Chemical M
Sun Chemical Maumee Inks
5.8 TCR
- INX Internatio
INX International Ink Co. (5300)
5.8 TCR
What this shows Central Ink Corporation - Headquarters averages 6.0 TCR (182% of the Bronze printing inks manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Central Ink Corporation - Headquarters TCR series: 2016=7.5 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=5 · 2019=8.6 · 2020=8.2 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=8 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Central Ink Corporation - Headquarters falls in its industry
111 Bronze printing inks manufactu establishmentsSafer than 7% 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 #13 safest of 15 Bronze printing inks manufactu employers in Illinois.
Central Ink Corporation - Headquarters has more employees than the Bronze printing inks manufacturing 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 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325910 · IL · West Chicago
111 Bronze printing inks manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 123 employers in West 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 | Fujifilm Manufacturing USA., Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sun Chemical Maumee Mfg. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sun Chemical Maumee Inks | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | INX International Ink Co. (5300) | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2099-Waterman, IL-STC (Monsanto Co.) | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Becknell Services LLC | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | G.M. Sipes Construction, Inc. | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bay Valley Fooods | 105 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Jel Sert Company | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY | 713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SIL3 | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Siemens West Chicago | 342 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1903 Web40 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shiloh Industries LLC Wellington | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sheraton Broadway Resort | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | J & J Sugar Harvesters Inc | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Boose Aluminum Foundry Co | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 050 | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 069 | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwest Laundry Inc | 105 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.