Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries · Illinois
Kerry Melrose Park
Melrose Park, IL · ~155 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kerry Melrose Park runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries workplace, earning a grade D.
Kerry Melrose Park: 4.2 TCR = 128% of Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kerry Melrose Park safety composite
Kerry Melrose Park scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
Kerry Melrose Park: 3.6 → 4.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.16× in 2024
Kerry Melrose Park's TCR rose 1.3 from 3.6 in 2017 to 4.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311812 · Melrose Park, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 128% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #30/59
- PHOTO Ellis Plant
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~155 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ellis Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kerry Melrose Park in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kerry Melrose Park
4.2 TCR
- Ellis Plant
Ellis Plant
4.2 TCR
- Muskegon Sales
Muskegon Sales Branch
4.2 TCR
- Macrina Bakery
Macrina Bakery
4.2 TCR
- Mel-O-Cream Do
Mel-O-Cream Donuts International, Inc
4.2 TCR
What this shows Kerry Melrose Park averages 4.2 TCR (128% of the Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries BLS benchmark).
Kerry Melrose Park TCR series: 2017=3.6 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Kerry Melrose Park falls in its industry
1,014 Bakery products, fresh (i.e., establishmentsSafer than 51% 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 #30 safest of 59 Bakery products, fresh (i.e., employers in Illinois.
Kerry Melrose Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311812 · IL · Melrose Park
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 · 96 employers in Melrose Park, 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 | Ellis Plant | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Muskegon Sales Branch | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Macrina Bakery | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mel-O-Cream Donuts International, Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Artico Cold Storage Chicago LLC | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Judlau Contracting Inc.- ILL All locations/projects | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Best Chicago Meat | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Evonik | 155 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jewel Distribution DC | 1,169 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAI-0032-0032-06651 FAC-06651-MELROSE PARK-IL | 1,106 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gottlieb Memorial Hospital | 923 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC - Ruby Street Plant | 714 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tomric Systems Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 01040-01-01-COLUSA | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Master Mechanical, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Saver Group,Inc dba Richmond Save-A-Lot | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Driskill | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Omni Charlotte Hotel | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northern Iowa Therapy PC | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hearn Kirkwood | 155 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.