Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins · Illinois
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago)
West Chicago, IL · ~134 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago) runs at 82% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins workplace, earning a grade C.
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago): 2.7 TCR = 82% of Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago) safety composite
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago) scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 44%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.9
2016→2018
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago) injury rate improved
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago)'s TCR fell 0.9 from 2.4 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.3 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.4 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · West Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 82% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #9/18
- PHOTO Carolina Poly Westmi…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~134 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Carolina Poly Westminster (0.0 TCR gap)
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Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago)
2.7 TCR
- Carolina Poly
Carolina Poly Westminster
2.7 TCR
- KW Plastics -
KW Plastics - Recycling Divison
2.7 TCR
- Avient Corpora
Avient Corporation
2.7 TCR
- UFP VENTURES I
UFP VENTURES II
2.7 TCR
What this shows Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago) averages 2.7 TCR (82% of the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS benchmark).
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago) TCR series: 2016=2.4 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=1.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago) falls in its industry
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blen establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 18 Custom compounding (i.e., blen employers in Illinois.
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (West Chicago) has more employees than the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · IL · West Chicago
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 123 employers in West 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 | Carolina Poly Westminster | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KW Plastics - Recycling Divison | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Avient Corporation | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UFP VENTURES II | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Korte Construction Company DBA The Korte Company | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago - #70 | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Area Erectors - Rockford | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pentegra Systems Naperville | 134 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Jel Sert Company | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY | 713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SIL3 | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Siemens West Chicago | 342 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Safety Zone | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MPS Hendersonville | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Olympic Metals | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Albany NY Bread (Prospect Rd) Plant | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Camillus Container | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Support AIC | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midvale #073 | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Penske : 4309-00 Delphi/Laredo, TX | 134 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.