Building board (e.g., fiber, flake, particle) merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Chicago Branch
University Park, IL · ~48 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chicago Branch runs at 175% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Building board (e.g., fiber, flake, particle) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Chicago Branch: 3.9 TCR = 175% of Building board (e.g., fiber, flake, particle) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chicago Branch safety composite
Chicago Branch scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
−3.2
2016→2017
Chicago Branch injury rate improved
Chicago Branch's TCR fell 3.2 from 5.5 in 2016 to 2.3 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.5 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.5 · 2017=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423310 · University Park, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 175% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #14/22
- PHOTO Denville
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Denville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chicago Branch in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Chicago Branch
3.9 TCR
- Denville
Denville
3.9 TCR
- BWI - Leominst
BWI - Leominster
3.9 TCR
- McCray Lumber
McCray Lumber - Liberty
3.9 TCR
- GTS Vancouver
GTS Vancouver
3.9 TCR
What this shows Chicago Branch averages 3.9 TCR (175% of the Building board (e.g., fiber, flake, particle) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Chicago Branch TCR series: 2016=5.5 · 2017=2.3 · BLS 2.2
Where Chicago Branch falls in its industry
1,225 Building board (e.g., fiber, f establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 22 Building board (e.g., fiber, f employers in Illinois.
Chicago Branch has more employees than the Building board (e.g., fiber, flake, part median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423310 · IL · University Park
1,225 Building board (e.g., fiber, flake, particle) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 49 employers in University Park, 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 | Denville | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BWI - Leominster | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McCray Lumber - Liberty | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GTS Vancouver | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Marengo - 04WW | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kirie Water Reclamation Plant | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Focus Development, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lennar Multi-Family - Central (Chicago) | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - IGQ2 | 1,110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal Signal Corp (University Park) | 490 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal Signal Safety & Security Systems Group | 454 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amex Nooter | 407 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Holiday Inn Fairborn | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 96 Cannon Falls, MN - Production | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alamance Foods - Worth Street Plant | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 107 FAMILY FARE -Wyoming MI FF LLC #38-2750461 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Truman Valley Healthcare Inc | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | N and R of Malden LLC | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southeast Connections LLc ( Savannah, Georgia) | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Building 21/CP/Fleet /Maint | 48 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.