Adhesives and sealants merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Chicago Glue & Machine Location 1
Itasca, IL · ~23 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chicago Glue & Machine Location 1 runs at 210% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Adhesives and sealants merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Chicago Glue & Machine Location 1: 4.6 TCR = 210% of Adhesives and sealants merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chicago Glue & Machine Location 1 safety composite
Chicago Glue & Machine Location 1 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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%).
Chicago Glue & Machine Location 1 held a steady TCR band
Chicago Glue & Machine Location 1's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 11.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.0 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=9.7 · 2022=11.9 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Itasca, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.6 · 210% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #32/38
- PHOTO Main Facilities
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~23 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Main Facilities (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chicago Glue & Machine Location 1 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Chicago Glue & Machine Location 1
4.6 TCR
- Main Facilitie
Main Facilities
4.6 TCR
- Manassas Park
Manassas Park Packaged Gas Store
4.6 TCR
- Saba North Ame
Saba North America
4.6 TCR
- Spring WTG
Spring WTG
4.6 TCR
What this shows Chicago Glue & Machine Location 1 averages 4.6 TCR (210% of the Adhesives and sealants merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Chicago Glue & Machine Location 1 TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=0 · 2021=9.7 · 2022=11.9 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Chicago Glue & Machine Location 1 falls in its industry
766 Adhesives and sealants merchan establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 38 Adhesives and sealants merchan employers in Illinois.
Chicago Glue & Machine Location 1 has fewer employees than the Adhesives and sealants merchant wholesal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.9 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · IL · Itasca
766 Adhesives and sealants merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 110 employers in Itasca, 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 | Main Facilities | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manassas Park Packaged Gas Store | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Saba North America | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spring WTG | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Oak Grove | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eagle Point Farms, LLC. | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mendota Office | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nokomis Area Fire Protection District | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Diverzify | 1,004 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fellowes, Inc Itasca | 536 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JH Associate Management LLC | 526 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MTS Titan Electric | 460 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lci - 203 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UC San Diego Health | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S03457 - Columbus Hauling | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Alamogordo Construction Center | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vortex Industries - SCC | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Masters Concrete Products | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Desert Star Energy Center - 01 | 23 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.