Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · Illinois
Chicago GPP Novolex Plant
Chicago, IL · ~43 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chicago GPP Novolex Plant runs at 107% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Chicago GPP Novolex Plant: 3.5 TCR = 107% of Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chicago GPP Novolex Plant safety composite
Chicago GPP Novolex Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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 GPP Novolex Plant: 1.6 → 4.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 5.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.13× in 2023
Chicago GPP Novolex Plant's TCR rose 2.4 from 1.6 in 2021 to 4.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.13× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322220 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 107% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #21/32
- PHOTO Arkwright Advanced C…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Arkwright Advanced Coating, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chicago GPP Novolex Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Chicago GPP Novolex Plant
3.5 TCR
- Arkwright Adva
Arkwright Advanced Coating, Inc.
3.5 TCR
- 975 Lutter Dri
975 Lutter Drive
3.5 TCR
- Alsip Novolex
Alsip Novolex Plant
3.5 TCR
- Rockland
Rockland
3.5 TCR
What this shows Chicago GPP Novolex Plant averages 3.5 TCR (107% of the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Chicago GPP Novolex Plant TCR series: 2021=1.6 · 2022=5 · 2023=4 · BLS 3.3
Where Chicago GPP Novolex Plant falls in its industry
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat establishmentsSafer than 36% 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 #21 safest of 32 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat employers in Illinois.
Chicago GPP Novolex Plant has fewer employees than the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper M median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 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 | Arkwright Advanced Coating, Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 975 Lutter Drive | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alsip Novolex Plant | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rockland | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stratum Reservoir, LLC - Champaign | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - East St. Louis | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Manlove Storage Field | 43 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 | Hostetter Supply Company, Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ReSource Colorado | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CECO Concrete Construction : Miami | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JMC Management Co. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Component Manufacturing Company - Plant 3 | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Manitou Equipment America LLC - Belvidere | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Specialty Delivery & Logistics, Inc | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tsuchiya Group North America | 43 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.