Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · Illinois
Chicago Bagcraft Novolex Plant
Chicago, IL · ~307 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chicago Bagcraft Novolex Plant runs at 46% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Chicago Bagcraft Novolex Plant: 1.5 TCR = 46% of Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chicago Bagcraft Novolex Plant safety composite
Chicago Bagcraft Novolex Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Chicago Bagcraft Novolex Plant: 0.3 → 2.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 2.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.66× in 2024
Chicago Bagcraft Novolex Plant's TCR rose 1.7 from 0.3 in 2021 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322220 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 46% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #5/32
- PHOTO RLG - MedLit NJ
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~307 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: RLG - MedLit NJ (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chicago Bagcraft Novolex Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Sealed Air Cor
Sealed Air Corporation
1.6 TCR
- This site
Chicago Bagcraft Novolex Plant
1.5 TCR
- RLG - MedLit N
RLG - MedLit NJ
1.5 TCR
- Johnson Lamina
Johnson Laminating and Coating
1.5 TCR
- Wrightstown (f
Wrightstown (formerly Coating Excellence International LLC)
1.5 TCR
What this shows Chicago Bagcraft Novolex Plant averages 1.5 TCR (46% of the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Chicago Bagcraft Novolex Plant TCR series: 2021=0.3 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where Chicago Bagcraft Novolex Plant falls in its industry
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 32 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat employers in Illinois.
Chicago Bagcraft Novolex Plant has more employees than the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper M median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322220 · IL · Chicago
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper 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 | RLG - MedLit NJ | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Johnson Laminating and Coating | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wrightstown (formerly Coating Excellence International LLC) | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sealed Air Corporation | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Constellation Nuclear Headquarters at Cantera | 307 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Empire Comfort Systems | 307 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 71217 | 307 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1596 | 307 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 | Manchester Industries Wilkes Barre | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wurth Electronics Midcom Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wave Division Holdings, LLC-SoDo | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Concentric - Everett WA | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CA - LOreal | 307 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schaeffler Aerospace USA | 307 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 203 - Big Rapids | 307 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 108 - Midland | 307 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.