Eyeglass frames (i.e., fronts and temples), ophthalmic, manufacturing · Illinois
Independent Eyewear Manufacturing
Vernon Hills, IL · ~59 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Independent Eyewear Manufacturing runs at 64% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Eyeglass frames (i.e., fronts and temples), ophthalmic, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Independent Eyewear Manufacturing: 2.1 TCR = 64% of Eyeglass frames (i.e., fronts and temples), ophthalmic, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Independent Eyewear Manufacturing safety composite
Independent Eyewear Manufacturing scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 43%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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%).
TCR Δ
−4.2
2017→2022
Independent Eyewear Manufacturing injury rate improved
Independent Eyewear Manufacturing's TCR fell 4.2 from 4.2 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.2 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.2 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339115 · Vernon Hills, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 64% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Epic Labs
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Epic Labs (0.0 TCR gap)
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Independent Eyewear Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Independent Eyewear Manufacturing
2.1 TCR
- Epic Labs
Epic Labs
2.1 TCR
- EssilorLuxotti
EssilorLuxottica Dallas North Creek Lab
2.1 TCR
- Midland Optica
Midland Optical
2.1 TCR
- Carl Zeiss Vis
Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc.
2 TCR
What this shows Independent Eyewear Manufacturing averages 2.1 TCR (64% of the Eyeglass frames (i.e., fronts and temples), ophthalmic, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Independent Eyewear Manufacturing TCR series: 2017=4.2 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Independent Eyewear Manufacturing falls in its industry
135 Eyeglass frames (i.e., fronts establishmentsSafer than 43% 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 #4 safest of 6 Eyeglass frames (i.e., fronts employers in Illinois.
Independent Eyewear Manufacturing has fewer employees than the Eyeglass frames (i.e., fronts and temple 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339115 · IL · Vernon Hills
135 Eyeglass frames (i.e., fronts and temples), ophthalmic, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 65 employers in Vernon Hills, 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 | Epic Labs | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EssilorLuxottica Dallas North Creek Lab | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midland Optical | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cornbelt Fire Protection District | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Exelon Nuclear Services & Training Center (STC) | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Electric Field Meter Services | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0G5 - Gas Tech - Engineering | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vernon Hills | 1,273 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rust-Oleum | 580 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vernon Hills, IL - BCU | 434 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BD Vernon Hills | 375 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mid-West Machine Products, Inc | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Renaissance Lakewood, LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 8807743-WAL-MART.COM | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 726 - Chula Vista East | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | PSSI - 0034 West Liberty Foods LLC | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Quality Steel Corp. | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HG674 | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sauk Prairie Healthcare - Medical Office Building | 59 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.