Employer · Illinois
CHICAGO, IL (container)
Chicago, IL · ~174 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
CHICAGO, IL (container) runs at 38% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade A.
CHICAGO, IL (container): 1.3 TCR = 38% of industry BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
CHICAGO, IL (container) safety composite
CHICAGO, IL (container) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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, IL (container): 0.6 → 2.1 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 3.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.27× in 2023
CHICAGO, IL (container)'s TCR rose 1.5 from 0.6 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322211 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 38% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #14/86
- PHOTO White Bear Lake Cont…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~174 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: White Bear Lake Container (0.0 TCR gap)
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CHICAGO, IL (container) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
CHICAGO, IL (container)
1.3 TCR
- White Bear Lak
White Bear Lake Container
1.3 TCR
- 5160 Winston-S
5160 Winston-Salem Manufacturing
1.3 TCR
- 4353 Fernandin
4353 Fernandina Container
1.3 TCR
- Springhill LA
Springhill LA
1.3 TCR
What this shows CHICAGO, IL (container) averages 1.3 TCR (38% of the industry BLS benchmark).
CHICAGO, IL (container) TCR series: 2016=0.6 · 2017=3.5 · 2018=0.6 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=0 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=2.1 · BLS 3.3
Where CHICAGO, IL (container) falls in its industry
1,338 industry establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 86 industry employers in Illinois.
CHICAGO, IL (container) has more employees than the industry median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322211 · IL · Chicago
1,338 industry 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 | White Bear Lake Container | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5160 Winston-Salem Manufacturing | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4353 Fernandina Container | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Springhill LA | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2065-Farmer City, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 174 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Executive Construction, Inc. | 174 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | El Milagro Inc. 36th | 174 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Evans Food Group LTD | 174 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 | Saks L'Avenue Restaurant | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FL Int'l Univ GL Starbucks | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Commercial HVAC Americas : MFG-Columbia, SC-USA | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Quikrete - Pit | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Stonebrook Exterior | 174 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Parts Authority Norcross | 174 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Massapequa ShopRite #815 | 174 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sunny Vista | 174 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.