Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing · Illinois
Cheese Merchants of America
Bartlett, IL · ~246 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cheese Merchants of America runs at 209% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Cheese Merchants of America: 6.9 TCR = 209% of Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cheese Merchants of America safety composite
Cheese Merchants of America scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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)
- F 6.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
−4.6
2016→2024
Cheese Merchants of America injury rate improved
Cheese Merchants of America's TCR fell 4.6 from 8.5 in 2016 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 12.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.5 · 2018=12.2 · 2019=12.4 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=7.5 · 2023=6.0 · 2024=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311513 · Bartlett, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 6.9 · 209% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #8/8
- PHOTO Bongards' Creameries
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 161 inj
- SIZE ~246 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bongards' Creameries (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cheese Merchants of America in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cheese Merchants of America
6.9 TCR
- Bongards' Crea
Bongards' Creameries
6.9 TCR
- CYPRESS GROVE
CYPRESS GROVE CHEVRE INC
6.9 TCR
- Great Lakes Ch
Great Lakes Cheese
6.8 TCR
- Rothenbuhler C
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers, Inc.
6.8 TCR
What this shows Cheese Merchants of America averages 6.9 TCR (209% of the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Cheese Merchants of America TCR series: 2016=8.5 · 2018=12.2 · 2019=12.4 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=7.5 · 2023=6 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Cheese Merchants of America falls in its industry
377 Cheese (except cottage cheese) establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 8 Cheese (except cottage cheese) employers in Illinois.
Cheese Merchants of America has more employees than the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufactu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311513 · IL · Bartlett
377 Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 49 employers in Bartlett, 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 | Bongards' Creameries | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CYPRESS GROVE CHEVRE INC | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Great Lakes Cheese | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers, Inc. | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Distribution Dispatch Center | 246 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RG Construction Services, Inc. | 246 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FGS Precise LLC | 246 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amcor Flexibles Mundelein | 246 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rana Meal Solutions | 898 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Greco and Sons | 425 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bartlett Park District | 378 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Get Fresh Produce - Bartlett | 363 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NAPA Atlanta Delta IBS | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pal-Serv of Dallas | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tecta America Seattle LLC | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R & J Trucking Gray Court Terminal | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | International Matex Tank and Terminal | 246 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marshall Corn Plant | 246 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crestridge Price Industries | 246 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 623-PL001 | 246 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.