Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing · Illinois
La-Co Industries
Elk Grove Village, IL · ~165 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
La-Co Industries runs at 33% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
La-Co Industries: 1.1 TCR = 33% of Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
La-Co Industries safety composite
La-Co Industries scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
La-Co Industries held a steady TCR band
La-Co Industries's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.6 in 2016 to 0.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.6 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=0.6 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325510 · Elk Grove Village, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 33% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #15/59
- PHOTO Williams Hayward Pro…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~165 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Williams Hayward Protective Coatings, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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La-Co Industries in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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La-Co Industries
1.1 TCR
- Williams Haywa
Williams Hayward Protective Coatings, Inc.
1.1 TCR
- Secoa Technolo
Secoa Technology, LLC
1.1 TCR
- USA OH Bedford
USA OH Bedford Heights Plant
1.1 TCR
- Henkel Corpora
Henkel Corporation-Delaware Ohio
1.1 TCR
What this shows La-Co Industries averages 1.1 TCR (33% of the Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
La-Co Industries TCR series: 2016=0.6 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=0.6 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 3.3
Where La-Co Industries falls in its industry
530 Industrial product finishes an establishmentsSafer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 59 Industrial product finishes an employers in Illinois.
La-Co Industries has more employees than the Industrial product finishes and coatings median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325510 · IL · Elk Grove Village
530 Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 274 employers in Elk Grove Village, 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 | Williams Hayward Protective Coatings, Inc. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Secoa Technology, LLC | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | USA OH Bedford Heights Plant | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Henkel Corporation-Delaware Ohio | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pearl Valley Farms | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Adjustable Forms Inc. | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | East Moline Glass | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scheck Mechanical Corporation | 165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | creative werks, LLC | 3,317 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-ILARL008 | 2,154 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harvard Maintenance Inc. of Illinois | 1,937 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILARL008 ASCENSION HEALTH ALEXIAN BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER | 1,712 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Impact Operations | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lampin Corporation | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | EQM Services, LLC | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Miller Brothers Furniture, Inc. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bronx-NY | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meadows Nursing & Rehab Center | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Ridge Therapy Connection | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S&A Industries | 165 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.