Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · Illinois

Chemtool, Inc., CTC

Rockton, IL · ~70 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.2
Avg TCR
0.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Chemtool, Inc., CTC runs at 32% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade A.

Chemtool, Inc., CTC: 0.2 TCR = 32% of Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS 0.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Chemtool, Inc., CTC safety composite

Chemtool, Inc., CTC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% 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).

C

72/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 0.16 per 100 workers

Safer than 87% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 70% 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

−0.8

2016→2020

Chemtool, Inc., CTC injury rate improved

Chemtool, Inc., CTC's TCR fell 0.8 from 0.8 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 0.8 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=0.8 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541712 · Rockton, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 0.2 · 32% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #3/14
  • PHOTO ExxonMobil Upstream …
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~70 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Spring (0.0 TCR gap)

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Chemtool, Inc., CTC in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Chemtool, Inc., CTC averages 0.2 TCR (32% of the Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Chemtool, Inc., CTC TCR series: 2016=0.8 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · BLS 0.5

Where Chemtool, Inc., CTC falls in its industry

319 Chemical research and developm establishments

Safer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 14 Chemical research and developm employers in Illinois.

Chemtool, Inc., CTC (70 employees, TCR 0.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 159 employees and a TCR of 0.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate Chemtool, Inc., CTC
Chemtool, Inc., CTC (70 employees, TCR 0.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 159 employees and a TCR of 0.8

Chemtool, Inc., CTC has fewer employees than the Chemical research and development labora median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 0.8 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

541712 · IL · Rockton

319 Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 12 employers in Rockton, 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 ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Spring 0.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Caterpillar Technical Center 0.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive 0.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Henkel Corporation 0.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE 2510-Waterman, IL-R&D (Monsanto Co.) 70 FTE
STATE-SIZE Stewart Spreading Inc 70 FTE
STATE-SIZE Duck Creek Power Station 70 FTE
STATE-SIZE Cahokia IL 70 FTE
CITY-NEAR Taylor Company 650 FTE
CITY-NEAR Taylor a Division of Carrier Commercial Refrigeration 623 FTE
CITY-NEAR Taylor Commercial Foodservice, Inc. 539 FTE
CITY-NEAR Rockton 308 FTE
NAT-TCR Non Manufacturing 0.2 TCR
NAT-TCR W. S. Bellows Construction Corporation - All jobsites less than a year 0.2 TCR
NAT-TCR City of Willmar - Wastewater Treatment Plant 0.2 TCR
NAT-TCR MAHLE Behr USA 0.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Rancho Cucamonga CCA 70 FTE
NAT-SIZE Brookdale Bowling Green 70 FTE
NAT-SIZE Uncle Giuseppe's of Port Washington, Inc. 70 FTE
NAT-SIZE Domestic Uniform Rental 70 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.