Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce
Chicago, IL · ~53 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce runs at 387% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce: 8.5 TCR = 387% of Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce safety composite
Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 17.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce: 10.1 → 17.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 17.3 TCR · DART/TCR 2.04× in 2024
Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce's TCR rose 7.2 from 10.1 in 2016 to 17.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.04× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424480 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.5 · 387% of ind
- DART 17.3 DART
- RANK #13/13
- PHOTO WILLIE ITULE PRODUCE…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WILLIE ITULE PRODUCE, INC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce
8.5 TCR
- WILLIE ITULE P
WILLIE ITULE PRODUCE, INC.
8.5 TCR
- Premier Produc
Premier Produce Central
8.4 TCR
- DMFP- Greensbo
DMFP- Greensboro
8.4 TCR
- SunRiver of Id
SunRiver of Idaho Inc
8.4 TCR
What this shows Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce averages 8.5 TCR (387% of the Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce TCR series: 2016=10.1 · 2017=5.3 · 2018=8.2 · 2019=13.8 · 2020=8.9 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=3.1 · 2024=17.3 · BLS 2.2
Where Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce falls in its industry
369 Fresh fruits, vegetables and b establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 13 Fresh fruits, vegetables and b employers in Illinois.
Jack Tuchten Wholesale Produce has fewer employees than the Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries mer median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424480 · IL · Chicago
369 Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers 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 | WILLIE ITULE PRODUCE, INC. | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Premier Produce Central | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DMFP- Greensboro | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SunRiver of Idaho Inc | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Flamm Orchards Inc | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Princeton IL Research-PRI2 | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2505-Mason City, IL | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairie State Generating Company - Corporate Office | 53 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 | Norfolk Air Heating and Cooling, Inc. | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Transportation and Maintenance | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Utliities - Water Distribution | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Groesbeck Stamping | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | PAFB DECA Commissary | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenhill Concrete | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fabri-Tech, Inc. | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Resource Recovery Plant | 53 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.