Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries · Illinois
Hostess Brands Chicago
Chicago, IL · ~529 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hostess Brands Chicago runs at 73% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries workplace, earning a grade B.
Hostess Brands Chicago: 2.4 TCR = 73% of Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hostess Brands Chicago safety composite
Hostess Brands Chicago scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 78% 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% 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
−3.7
2019→2021
Hostess Brands Chicago injury rate improved
Hostess Brands Chicago's TCR fell 3.7 from 4.8 in 2019 to 1.1 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.8 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311812 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 73% of ind
- DART 0.4 DART
- RANK #12/59
- PHOTO ORLANDO FL PLANT
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 50 inj
- SIZE ~529 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ORLANDO FL PLANT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hostess Brands Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Hostess Brands Chicago
2.4 TCR
- ORLANDO FL PLA
ORLANDO FL PLANT
2.4 TCR
- PLACENTIA CA P
PLACENTIA CA PLANT
2.4 TCR
- SAINT PAUL MN
SAINT PAUL MN (WOODALE DR) DEPOT
2.4 TCR
- Tualatin Baker
Tualatin Bakery
2.4 TCR
What this shows Hostess Brands Chicago averages 2.4 TCR (73% of the Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries BLS benchmark).
Hostess Brands Chicago TCR series: 2019=4.8 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=1.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Hostess Brands Chicago falls in its industry
1,014 Bakery products, fresh (i.e., establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 59 Bakery products, fresh (i.e., employers in Illinois.
Hostess Brands Chicago has more employees than the Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cak median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311812 · IL · Chicago
1,014 Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in 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 | ORLANDO FL PLANT | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PLACENTIA CA PLANT | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SAINT PAUL MN (WOODALE DR) DEPOT | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tualatin Bakery | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Chicago Lighthouse | 529 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SI Building Products Americas - Buffalo Grove | 530 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Morey Corporation | 528 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2331 Cor3005 | 530 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation (227-984) | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Assembly/Packing Plant and Distribution Center | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nuss Truck & Equipment- Rochester | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mewbourne Oil Company | 529 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trinity Tank Car Plant 19 | 529 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Honeywell Intelligrated WC OH0L | 529 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FL335 Foley Cellulose | 529 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.