Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing · Illinois

FFR Merchandising, Inc

Name: FFR Merchandising, Inc Workplace Safety Data
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Des Plaines, IL · ~150 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 5.4
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

FFR Merchandising, Inc runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

FFR Merchandising, Inc: 5.4 TCR = 163% of Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

FFR Merchandising, Inc safety composite

FFR Merchandising, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).

34/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 5.38 per 100 workers

Safer than 28% of industry peers
DART rate: F 3.18 per 100 workers

Safer than 29% 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

FFR Merchandising, Inc: 2.8 → 8.0 TCR

Peak year 2018 @ 8.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.59× in 2018

FFR Merchandising, Inc's TCR rose 5.2 from 2.8 in 2017 to 8.0 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 326121 · Des Plaines, IL ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 163% of ind

DART 3.2 DART
RANK #4/7
PHOTO Fluortek, Inc.
BOOK 2y book
INJ 15 inj
SIZE ~150 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Fluortek, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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5.4
Fluortek, Inc.

5.4
Ecopax

5.4
PIC Plastics,

5.3
Plainfield

5.3

What this shows FFR Merchandising, Inc averages 5.4 TCR (163% of the Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

FFR Merchandising, Inc TCR series: 2017=2.8 · 2018=8 · BLS 3.3

Where FFR Merchandising, Inc falls in its industry

202 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tub establishments

Safer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 7 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tub employers in Illinois.

FFR Merchandising, Inc (150 employees, TCR 5.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 71 employees and a TCR of 3.7

FFR Merchandising, Inc has more employees than the Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrig median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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	8.0	3.2	10	0	0
2017	2.8	1.1	5	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

326121 · IL · Des Plaines

202 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 174 employers in Des Plaines, IL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Fluortek, Inc.	EASTON, PA	5.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	PIC Plastics, Inc.	CARTHAGE, MO	5.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Ecopax	EASTON, PA	5.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Plainfield	PLAINFIELD, IA	5.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Lendlease - Chicago Office	CHICAGO	150 FTE
STATE-SIZE	JL Allen Services, Inc.	TUSCOLA	150 FTE
STATE-SIZE	128 - Archer - United JV	CHICAGO	150 FTE
STATE-SIZE	17064	CAROL STREAM	150 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Illinois Bone & Joint Institute	Des Plaines	2,172 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Rivers Casino	Des Plaines	1,705 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Des Plaines Campus	Des Plaines	1,245 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Des Plaines (IL36)	Des Plaines	1,200 FTE
NAT-TCR	Ksi Trading Corp - 87fl	Orlando, FL	5.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	E00610-Pepperidge Farm Downingtown	Downingtown, PA	5.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Beef Products, Inc. - Assembly	South Sioux City, NE	5.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mia Hub	Miami, FL	5.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Covenant Village of Turlock	Turlock, CA	150 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Essentra HCP Moorestown	Moorestown, NJ	150 FTE
NAT-SIZE	LECESSE Construction Services LLC.	West Henrietta, NY	150 FTE
NAT-SIZE	International Paper South Plant	Fort Smith, AR	150 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.