General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · Illinois
Chicago IL
Chicago, IL · ~3,636 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chicago IL runs at 1% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade A.
Chicago IL: 0.0 TCR = 1% of General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chicago IL safety composite
Chicago IL scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 100% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
85/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 100% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 93% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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 IL held a steady TCR band
Chicago IL's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 0.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.1 · 2017=0.1 · 2018=0.1 · 2019=0.1 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424410 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.0 · 1% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/78
- PHOTO Elmhurst Specialty S…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~3,636 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Elmhurst Specialty Sales Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chicago IL in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Elmhurst Speci 0.1
Elmhurst Specialty Sales Office
0.1 TCR
- Sysco 0.1
Sysco
0.1 TCR
- Central Region 0.1
Central Region Sales Office
0.1 TCR
- Salt Lake City 0.1
Salt Lake City 4H
0.1 TCR
- This site 0
Chicago IL
0 TCR
What this shows Chicago IL averages 0.0 TCR (1% of the General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Chicago IL TCR series: 2016=0.1 · 2017=0.1 · 2018=0.1 · 2019=0.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Chicago IL falls in its industry
1,651 General Line Grocery Merchant establishmentsSafer than 100% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 78 General Line Grocery Merchant employers in Illinois.
Chicago IL has more employees than the General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesaler median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424410 · IL · Chicago
1,651 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers 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 | Elmhurst Specialty Sales Office | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sysco | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Region Sales Office | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Salt Lake City 4H | 0.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 6894-68940034 | 3,583 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Indian Prairie School District | 3,568 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ORDPW9646 ORD - OTHER PAX SERV | 3,545 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Belvidere Assembly Plant | 3,525 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 | CGO | 0.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Automotive Rentals Inc - Technology & Innovation Center | 0.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Headquarters | 0.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Austin Co. | 0.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Department of General Services | 3,631 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BOS Logan Int'l Airport | 3,642 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Queens | 3,642 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Morton Plant Hospital (2100) | 3,648 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.