Handles (e.g., brush, tool, umbrella), plastics, manufacturing · Illinois
Matrix Plastic Products, Inc.
Wood Dale, IL · ~97 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Matrix Plastic Products, Inc. runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Handles (e.g., brush, tool, umbrella), plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Matrix Plastic Products, Inc.: 2.6 TCR = 79% of Handles (e.g., brush, tool, umbrella), plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Matrix Plastic Products, Inc. safety composite
Matrix Plastic Products, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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
Matrix Plastic Products, Inc.: 3.4 → 4.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.5× in 2024
Matrix Plastic Products, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.3 from 3.4 in 2017 to 4.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Wood Dale, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 79% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #79/175
- PHOTO Ironwood Plastics
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~97 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ironwood Plastics (0.0 TCR gap)
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Matrix Plastic Products, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Matrix Plastic Products, Inc.
2.6 TCR
- Ironwood Plast
Ironwood Plastics
2.6 TCR
- Decatur Plasti
Decatur Plastic Products Inc - Indiana Flocking Division
2.6 TCR
- L. F. Manufact
L. F. Manufacturing, Inc. Riddleville Plant -Karnes City
2.6 TCR
- DWFP EGV
DWFP EGV
2.6 TCR
What this shows Matrix Plastic Products, Inc. averages 2.6 TCR (79% of the Handles (e.g., brush, tool, umbrella), plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Matrix Plastic Products, Inc. TCR series: 2017=3.4 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=2.6 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=4.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Matrix Plastic Products, Inc. falls in its industry
2,838 Handles (e.g., brush, tool, um establishmentsSafer than 64% 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 #79 safest of 175 Handles (e.g., brush, tool, um employers in Illinois.
Matrix Plastic Products, Inc. has fewer employees than the Handles (e.g., brush, tool, umbrella), p median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · IL · Wood Dale
2,838 Handles (e.g., brush, tool, umbrella), plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 69 employers in Wood Dale, 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 | Ironwood Plastics | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Decatur Plastic Products Inc - Indiana Flocking Division | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | L. F. Manufacturing, Inc. Riddleville Plant -Karnes City | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DWFP EGV | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ieso LLC | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fox Metro Water Reclamation District | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | pan oceanic engineering | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M.I.V | 97 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Videojet | 678 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Global Specialty Fulfillment : UIL2 | 604 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Power Solutions International | 518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Videojet Technologies Wood Dale | 499 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Williams Erection Company, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sewon | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R.W. Sauder Inc | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ironwood Plastics | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pitt Ohio - Cumberland | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hugo's #10 | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Willows at Willard | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vanguard Frame VGF | 97 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.