Greases, synthetic lubricating, manufacturing · Illinois

Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North

Rockton, IL · ~242 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
2.9
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North runs at 86% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Greases, synthetic lubricating, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.

Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North: 2.9 TCR = 86% of Greases, synthetic lubricating, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North safety composite

Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).

D

43/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 2.85 per 100 workers

Safer than 44% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.74 per 100 workers

Safer than 37% 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

−1.8

2016→2020

Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North injury rate improved

Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North's TCR fell 1.8 from 3.6 in 2016 to 1.7 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.6 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.6 · 2017=3.2 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=1.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325998 · Rockton, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 86% of ind

  • DART 1.7 DART
  • RANK #21/32
  • PHOTO Edison
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 36 inj
  • SIZE ~242 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Edison (0.0 TCR gap)

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Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North averages 2.9 TCR (86% of the Greases, synthetic lubricating, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North TCR series: 2016=3.6 · 2017=3.2 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=1.7 · BLS 3.3

Where Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North falls in its industry

485 Greases, synthetic lubricating establishments

Safer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 32 Greases, synthetic lubricating employers in Illinois.

Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North (242 employees, TCR 2.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 62 employees and a TCR of 2.5 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 05001,0001,500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North
Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North (242 employees, TCR 2.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 62 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Chemtool, Inc., Rockton North has more employees than the Greases, synthetic lubricating, manufact 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
2020 1.7 1.7 4 0 0
2019 3.1 1.8 7 0 0
2018 2.7 1.3 7 1 0
2017 3.2 2.5 9 0 0
2016 3.6 2.0 9 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325998 · IL · Rockton

485 Greases, synthetic lubricating, manufacturing 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 Edison 2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Kustom Group 2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR GCPAT - Houston 2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR COVENTYA, INC. - Ohio 2.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 242 FTE
STATE-SIZE Mt. Prospect 242 FTE
STATE-SIZE Midway Windows and Doors Inc. 242 FTE
STATE-SIZE CHICAGO WHITE METAL CASTING INC 242 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 ERMC - Mall Del Norte 2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Oak Haven Community Care Center 2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico 2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Pace Electric, Inc. 2.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Meijer 205 242 FTE
NAT-SIZE Meijer Store 271 242 FTE
NAT-SIZE Meritor 242 FTE
NAT-SIZE Fenton - KUKA Assembly and Test Corp. 242 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.