Building materials, fiberglass (except insulation, roofing, siding), merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Chicago
Joliet, IL · ~24 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chicago runs at 373% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Building materials, fiberglass (except insulation, roofing, siding), merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Chicago: 8.2 TCR = 373% of Building materials, fiberglass (except insulation, roofing, siding), merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chicago safety composite
Chicago scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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%).
TCR Δ
−8.3
2021→2023
Chicago injury rate improved
Chicago's TCR fell 8.3 from 13.9 in 2021 to 5.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=13.9 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=5.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423390 · Joliet, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 373% of ind
- DART 5.6 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO 552 - RIVIERA BEACH-…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 552 - RIVIERA BEACH-INT BRANCH (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- BUILDERS FENCE
BUILDERS FENCE COMPANY, INC. SACRAMENTO
8.3 TCR
- Architectural
Architectural Surfaces Tulsa
8.3 TCR
- This site
Chicago
8.2 TCR
- 552 - RIVIERA
552 - RIVIERA BEACH-INT BRANCH
8.2 TCR
- Dallas Flat Gl
Dallas Flat Glass Distributors, Inc.
8.1 TCR
What this shows Chicago averages 8.2 TCR (373% of the Building materials, fiberglass (except insulation, roofing, siding), merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Chicago TCR series: 2021=13.9 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=5.6 · BLS 2.2
Where Chicago falls in its industry
168 Building materials, fiberglass establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Building materials, fiberglass employers in Illinois.
Chicago has fewer employees than the Building materials, fiberglass (except i median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423390 · IL · Joliet
168 Building materials, fiberglass (except insulation, roofing, siding), merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 281 employers in Joliet, 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 | 552 - RIVIERA BEACH-INT BRANCH | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dallas Flat Glass Distributors, Inc. | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BUILDERS FENCE COMPANY, INC. SACRAMENTO | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Architectural Surfaces Tulsa | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | C70 | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nelson Energy Center | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hecate Grid LLC | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NG DeKalb Reporting Center | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | County Of Will | 2,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : MDW2 | 2,361 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - MDW2 | 2,101 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Joliet | 2,089 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Midlands Contracting, Inc. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Deco Paper Products | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rimnetics Inc. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eden Meadows | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Burch Creek Farms, Inc | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pelican Products Ontario Case Center | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Consolidated Electrical Distributors #5555 | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Electric Motor Sales (Pc1023) | 24 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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