Buffing compounds manufacturing · Illinois
Matchless Metal Polish Company
Chicago, IL · ~47 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Matchless Metal Polish Company runs at 330% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Buffing compounds manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Matchless Metal Polish Company: 10.9 TCR = 330% of Buffing compounds manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Matchless Metal Polish Company safety composite
Matchless Metal Polish Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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
Matchless Metal Polish Company: 6.2 → 15.6 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 15.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.43× in 2019
Matchless Metal Polish Company's TCR rose 9.4 from 6.2 in 2018 to 15.6 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 1.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325612 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.9 · 330% of ind
- DART 15.6 DART
- RANK #13/14
- PHOTO Birko Corporation - …
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- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Birko Corporation - Henderson (0.1 TCR gap)
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Matchless Metal Polish Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MISCO Products
MISCO Products Corporation
11.7 TCR
- Nuance Solutio
Nuance Solutions Plant
11.6 TCR
- Fill Right Pac
Fill Right Packaging LLC
11 TCR
- This site
Matchless Metal Polish Company
10.9 TCR
- Birko Corporat
Birko Corporation - Henderson
10.8 TCR
What this shows Matchless Metal Polish Company averages 10.9 TCR (330% of the Buffing compounds manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Matchless Metal Polish Company TCR series: 2018=6.2 · 2019=15.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Matchless Metal Polish Company falls in its industry
143 Buffing compounds manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 14 Buffing compounds manufacturin employers in Illinois.
Matchless Metal Polish Company has fewer employees than the Buffing compounds manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325612 · IL · Chicago
143 Buffing compounds manufacturing 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 | Birko Corporation - Henderson | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fill Right Packaging LLC | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nuance Solutions Plant | 11.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MISCO Products Corporation | 11.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 1987-Jerseyville, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stonington, IL-Mfg | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairie Power, Inc. | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Distribution Operating - Decatur | 47 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 | Arc Greater Twin Cities St Paul | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C.I. Services, Inc. | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wyndham Oceanside Pier Resort | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Monterey Marriott Hotel | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Tucson - Williams Center | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amery Memory Care | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | #603 Art Van Flooring Warren | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | #23 Art Van Westland | 47 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.