Polyurethane foam products manufacturing · Illinois
FXI - West Chicago
West Chicago, IL · ~204 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
FXI - West Chicago runs at 49% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Polyurethane foam products manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
FXI - West Chicago: 1.6 TCR = 49% of Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
FXI - West Chicago safety composite
FXI - West Chicago scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 81% 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)
- B 1.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% 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
−2.3
2020→2024
FXI - West Chicago injury rate improved
FXI - West Chicago's TCR fell 2.3 from 2.7 in 2020 to 0.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 2.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=2.7 · 2021=2.7 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · West Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 49% of ind
- DART 0.4 DART
- RANK #7/20
- PHOTO Austin Foam/Sealed Air
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~204 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Austin Foam/Sealed Air (0.0 TCR gap)
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FXI - West Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
FXI - West Chicago
1.6 TCR
- Austin Foam/Se
Austin Foam/Sealed Air
1.6 TCR
- Duna USA Inc.
Duna USA Inc.
1.6 TCR
- Tupelo Pouring
Tupelo Pouring Plant
1.6 TCR
- Polymer Techno
Polymer Technologies Inc
1.6 TCR
What this shows FXI - West Chicago averages 1.6 TCR (49% of the Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS benchmark).
FXI - West Chicago TCR series: 2020=2.7 · 2021=2.7 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0.4 · BLS 3.3
Where FXI - West Chicago falls in its industry
474 Polyurethane foam products man establishmentsSafer than 81% 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 #7 safest of 20 Polyurethane foam products man employers in Illinois.
FXI - West Chicago has more employees than the Polyurethane foam products 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · IL · West Chicago
474 Polyurethane foam products manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 123 employers in West 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 | Austin Foam/Sealed Air | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Duna USA Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tupelo Pouring Plant | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Polymer Technologies Inc | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | William Charles Construction | 204 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pella Corporatio - Macomb Operations | 204 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DeKalb, IL - CN1 | 204 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MacLean Fasteners, a MacLean-Fogg Company | 204 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Jel Sert Company | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY | 713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SIL3 | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Siemens West Chicago | 342 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ICU Medical Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AMC Mechanical LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elder Care Alliance | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Belt Construction Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | St. John Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of Encompass Health | 204 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MORryde - Sterling | 204 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Worldwide Protective Products | 204 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Panorama Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 204 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.