Chemical additives (e.g., concrete, food, fuel, oil) merchant wholesalers · Illinois
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Columbia
Columbia, IL · ~98 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Columbia runs at 94% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Chemical additives (e.g., concrete, food, fuel, oil) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade C.
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Columbia: 2.1 TCR = 94% of Chemical additives (e.g., concrete, food, fuel, oil) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Columbia safety composite
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Columbia scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 36%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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%).
Rising injury rate
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Columbia: 1.0 → 3.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.49× in 2024
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Columbia's TCR rose 2.0 from 1.0 in 2021 to 3.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Columbia, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.1 · 94% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #19/38
- PHOTO Hillyard Sioux Falls
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~98 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hillyard Sioux Falls (0.0 TCR gap)
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EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Columbia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Columbia
2.1 TCR
- Hillyard Sioux
Hillyard Sioux Falls
2.1 TCR
- Doe and Ingall
Doe and Ingalls of MA Operating LLC
2 TCR
- Scott Plant
Scott Plant
2 TCR
- St. Louis Sope
St. Louis Soper St
2 TCR
What this shows EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Columbia averages 2.1 TCR (94% of the Chemical additives (e.g., concrete, food, fuel, oil) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Columbia TCR series: 2021=1 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=3 · BLS 2.2
Where EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Columbia falls in its industry
766 Chemical additives (e.g., conc establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 38 Chemical additives (e.g., conc employers in Illinois.
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. Columbia has more employees than the Chemical additives (e.g., concrete, food median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · IL · Columbia
766 Chemical additives (e.g., concrete, food, fuel, oil) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 18 employers in Columbia, 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 | Hillyard Sioux Falls | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Doe and Ingalls of MA Operating LLC | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Scott Plant | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | St. Louis Soper St | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | EC&R Services, LLC-Wind Chicago | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Marion | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Shore Water Reclamation District | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Office | 98 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Luhr Crosby LLC. | 210 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Luhr Bros., Inc. | 160 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Crown Linen Service, Inc - MC2 | 134 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Budnick Headquarters | 108 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Rochester, NY - 150 FedEx Way | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ballys Dover | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cross Technologies Inc Nissan Smyrna | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 8185001 United Cargo | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cresco Labs - Uxbridge | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delta Steel Inc. Houston | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Olathe, KS - 10515 S K 7 Hwy | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carl D. Perkins Vocational Rehabilitation Center | 98 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.