Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · Illinois

INX International Ink Co. (7186)

West Chicago, IL · ~56 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
0.9
Avg TCR
0.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

INX International Ink Co. (7186) runs at 184% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade D.

INX International Ink Co. (7186): 0.9 TCR = 184% of Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS 0.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

INX International Ink Co. (7186) safety composite

INX International Ink Co. (7186) scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).

D

53/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 0.92 per 100 workers

Safer than 41% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 70% 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

−1.8

2016→2017

INX International Ink Co. (7186) injury rate improved

INX International Ink Co. (7186)'s TCR fell 1.8 from 1.8 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 1.8 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=1.8 · 2017=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541712 · West Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 0.9 · 184% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #11/14
  • PHOTO Springdale R&D Center
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~56 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Springdale R&D Center (0.0 TCR gap)

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INX International Ink Co. (7186) in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows INX International Ink Co. (7186) averages 0.9 TCR (184% of the Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

INX International Ink Co. (7186) TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=0 · BLS 0.5

Where INX International Ink Co. (7186) falls in its industry

319 Chemical research and developm establishments

Safer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 14 Chemical research and developm employers in Illinois.

INX International Ink Co. (7186) (56 employees, TCR 0.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 159 employees and a TCR of 0.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate INX International Ink Co. (7186)
INX International Ink Co. (7186) (56 employees, TCR 0.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 159 employees and a TCR of 0.8

INX International Ink Co. (7186) has fewer employees than the Chemical research and development labora median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 1.8 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

541712 · IL · West Chicago

319 Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) 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 Springdale R&D Center 0.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Chestnut Run Plaza 0.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR BI Pharmaceuticals/BI USA 0.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Bastion Technologies, Inc.-NBL/NOC 0.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Bulk Power Operations 56 FTE
STATE-SIZE Norris Electric Cooperative 56 FTE
STATE-SIZE 73G - Northern S - IL Gas Ops 56 FTE
STATE-SIZE Schaumburg Reporting Center 56 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 TC091 - Orlando FL 0.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Riser Foods Corporate 0.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Quikrete - CHAA 0.9 TCR
NAT-TCR ZWOLLE 0.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Maryland Parkway 56 FTE
NAT-SIZE ADS Buena Vista 56 FTE
NAT-SIZE 44974 - Carolina Service Center 56 FTE
NAT-SIZE Ross store 1799 56 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: 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.