Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing · Illinois
Dixon Cheese & Pudding
Dixon, IL · ~153 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dixon Cheese & Pudding runs at 97% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Dixon Cheese & Pudding: 3.2 TCR = 97% of Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dixon Cheese & Pudding safety composite
Dixon Cheese & Pudding scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 73% 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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
−4.1
2022→2023
Dixon Cheese & Pudding injury rate improved
Dixon Cheese & Pudding's TCR fell 4.1 from 5.2 in 2022 to 1.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=5.2 · 2023=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311513 · Dixon, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 97% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #3/8
- PHOTO Mount Vernon
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~153 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mount Vernon (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dixon Cheese & Pudding in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dixon Cheese & Pudding
3.2 TCR
- Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon
3.2 TCR
- DDN Plant
DDN Plant
3.2 TCR
- Berner Foods -
Berner Foods - Dakota
3.2 TCR
- Upstate Farms
Upstate Farms Cheese, LLC
3.2 TCR
What this shows Dixon Cheese & Pudding averages 3.2 TCR (97% of the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Dixon Cheese & Pudding TCR series: 2022=5.2 · 2023=1.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Dixon Cheese & Pudding falls in its industry
377 Cheese (except cottage cheese) establishmentsSafer than 73% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 8 Cheese (except cottage cheese) employers in Illinois.
Dixon Cheese & Pudding has more employees than the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufactu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311513 · IL · Dixon
377 Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 50 employers in Dixon, 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 | Mount Vernon | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DDN Plant | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Berner Foods - Dakota | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Upstate Farms Cheese, LLC | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Adjustable Concrete | 153 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 48130011-FREEMAN EXPO CHICAGO CHICAGO | 153 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Climate Pros Glendale Heights | 153 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Phelps Industries LLC | 153 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Raynor Garage Doors | 541 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5399 | 333 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 5399 | 327 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Eventworks-ATL | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Apex Home Health | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | office | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TRU | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Day Brook Village Nursing Center | 153 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | VELCO | 153 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Main facility -BCI Burke Co. | 153 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Case Paper Co, Inc | 153 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.