Chemical additives (e.g., concrete, food, fuel, oil) merchant wholesalers · Illinois
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago
North Chicago, IL · ~268 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago runs at 204% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Chemical additives (e.g., concrete, food, fuel, oil) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago: 4.5 TCR = 204% of Chemical additives (e.g., concrete, food, fuel, oil) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago safety composite
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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. North Chicago: 2.7 → 4.0 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 6.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.79× in 2024
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago's TCR rose 1.3 from 2.7 in 2021 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · North Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.5 · 204% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #31/38
- PHOTO ProChem, Inc 5100
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~268 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ProChem, Inc 5100 (0.0 TCR gap)
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EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago
4.5 TCR
- ProChem, Inc 5
ProChem, Inc 5100
4.5 TCR
- Webb Chemical
Webb Chemical Service Corporation
4.5 TCR
- Hudson CO
Hudson CO
4.5 TCR
- Wisconsin Bran
Wisconsin Branch
4.5 TCR
What this shows EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago averages 4.5 TCR (204% of the Chemical additives (e.g., concrete, food, fuel, oil) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago TCR series: 2021=2.7 · 2023=6.8 · 2024=4 · BLS 2.2
Where EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago falls in its industry
766 Chemical additives (e.g., conc establishmentsSafer than 18% 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 #31 safest of 38 Chemical additives (e.g., conc employers in Illinois.
EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago 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 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · IL · North Chicago
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 · 11 employers in North 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 | ProChem, Inc 5100 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Webb Chemical Service Corporation | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hudson CO | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wisconsin Branch | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Toluca | 268 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Antunes | 268 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eby-Brown US Corporate IL | 268 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Meijer #146 | 268 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Abbvie | 20,982 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4319 North Chicago Container | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North Chicago Container | 133 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chalet Landscape Company | 87 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Precision Grinding Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hbohop-Pdm-Hebron Ohio Ops | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Los Angeles Engineering, Inc | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arrow Exterminators 1024 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Central City Community Health Center | 268 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 210 - Grand Ledge | 268 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 186 - West Lafayette | 268 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USA Bridgeport AL | 268 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.