Pails, plastics, manufacturing · Illinois
KW Plastics Container Chicago Heights
Chicago Heights, IL · ~29 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
KW Plastics Container Chicago Heights runs at 224% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pails, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
KW Plastics Container Chicago Heights: 7.4 TCR = 224% of Pails, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
KW Plastics Container Chicago Heights safety composite
KW Plastics Container Chicago Heights scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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%).
Rising injury rate
KW Plastics Container Chicago Heights: 3.6 → 11.2 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 11.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.51× in 2017
KW Plastics Container Chicago Heights's TCR rose 7.6 from 3.6 in 2016 to 11.2 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Chicago Heights, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 224% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #157/175
- PHOTO Splendor Boats
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~29 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Splendor Boats (0.0 TCR gap)
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KW Plastics Container Chicago Heights in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
KW Plastics Container Chicago Heights
7.4 TCR
- Splendor Boats
Splendor Boats
7.4 TCR
- Molded Fiber G
Molded Fiber Glass Companies/Texas LP
7.4 TCR
- Samuel Packagi
Samuel Packaging Systems Group
7.4 TCR
- Drug Plastics
Drug Plastics Closures, Inc. - Phoenix, AZ
7.4 TCR
What this shows KW Plastics Container Chicago Heights averages 7.4 TCR (224% of the Pails, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
KW Plastics Container Chicago Heights TCR series: 2016=3.6 · 2017=11.2 · BLS 3.3
Where KW Plastics Container Chicago Heights falls in its industry
2,838 Pails, plastics, manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #157 safest of 175 Pails, plastics, manufacturing employers in Illinois.
KW Plastics Container Chicago Heights has fewer employees than the Pails, plastics, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · IL · Chicago Heights
2,838 Pails, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 82 employers in Chicago Heights, 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 | Splendor Boats | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Molded Fiber Glass Companies/Texas LP | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Samuel Packaging Systems Group | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Drug Plastics Closures, Inc. - Phoenix, AZ | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Grant Park | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Southern - IL Common Ops | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Western - IL Common Ops | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Eastern - IL Common Ops | 29 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 309 CHICAGO | 1,341 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHICAGO STMP | 1,226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6284-YR-309 RX | 827 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CGT | 581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hartzell Hardwoods, Inc. - Piqua | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Legends - Walnut Creek | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Boxed Texas | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MedStar Medical Transportation | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0109 - Norfolk, Va | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0097 - Raleigh, Nc | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0016 - Modesto, Ca | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mid-West Roofing Company | 29 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.