Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing · Illinois
Dart Container North Aurora
North Aurora, IL · ~238 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dart Container North Aurora runs at 60% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Dart Container North Aurora: 2.0 TCR = 60% of Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dart Container North Aurora safety composite
Dart Container North Aurora scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% 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
−2.7
2016→2024
Dart Container North Aurora injury rate improved
Dart Container North Aurora's TCR fell 2.7 from 3.8 in 2016 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.8 · 2017=2.5 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=1.0 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326140 · North Aurora, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 60% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO Tekni-Plex Wenatchee…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~238 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tekni-Plex Wenatchee, WA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dart Container North Aurora in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dart Container North Aurora
2 TCR
- Tekni-Plex Wen
Tekni-Plex Wenatchee, WA
2 TCR
- Atlas Molded P
Atlas Molded Products - Denver
2 TCR
- Tekni-Plex, In
Tekni-Plex, Inc.
2 TCR
- Elkhart EPS Pl
Elkhart EPS Plant
1.9 TCR
What this shows Dart Container North Aurora averages 2.0 TCR (60% of the Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Dart Container North Aurora TCR series: 2016=3.8 · 2017=2.5 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=1 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Dart Container North Aurora falls in its industry
260 Cups, polystyrene foam, manufa establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 9 Cups, polystyrene foam, manufa employers in Illinois.
Dart Container North Aurora has more employees than the Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326140 · IL · North Aurora
260 Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 36 employers in North Aurora, 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 | Tekni-Plex Wenatchee, WA | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Atlas Molded Products - Denver | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tekni-Plex, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elkhart EPS Plant | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | JFSNA at ADM Decatur | 238 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | East Peoria | 238 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mid-States Concrete Industries | 238 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mueller Company | 238 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aurora Packing Company | 293 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Oberweis Dairy - Corp Office | 212 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Woodmans Food Market North Aurora 35 | 204 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North Aurora 35 | 184 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Shell Lake | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | US Ecology Phoenix | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Birmingham Division | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Fiber Cushion | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Waterville 7 | 238 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Snapping Shoals EMC - Covington Office | 238 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cedar River Mill | 238 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Penn United Technologies, Inc (Building 7 Location) | 238 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.