Plastics and rubber belts and hoses (without fittings) manufacturing · Illinois
MBL USA Corporation
Ottawa, IL · ~205 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
MBL USA Corporation runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plastics and rubber belts and hoses (without fittings) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
MBL USA Corporation: 5.4 TCR = 163% of Plastics and rubber belts and hoses (without fittings) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
MBL USA Corporation safety composite
MBL USA Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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%).
TCR Δ
−5.4
2016→2024
MBL USA Corporation injury rate improved
MBL USA Corporation's TCR fell 5.4 from 9.5 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 9.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.5 · 2018=4.6 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=5.9 · 2021=5.0 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326220 · Ottawa, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 163% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #8/10
- PHOTO Continental
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 80 inj
- SIZE ~205 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Continental (0.0 TCR gap)
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MBL USA Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- PROPULSE A SCH
PROPULSE A SCHIEFFER CO - CORPORATE
5.5 TCR
- This site
MBL USA Corporation
5.4 TCR
- Continental
Continental
5.4 TCR
- FRS
FRS
5.3 TCR
- Yokohama Indus
Yokohama Industries Americas Inc. Division 5
5.2 TCR
What this shows MBL USA Corporation averages 5.4 TCR (163% of the Plastics and rubber belts and hoses (without fittings) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
MBL USA Corporation TCR series: 2016=9.5 · 2018=4.6 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=5.9 · 2021=5 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=4 · BLS 3.3
Where MBL USA Corporation falls in its industry
160 Plastics and rubber belts and establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 10 Plastics and rubber belts and employers in Illinois.
MBL USA Corporation has more employees than the Plastics and rubber belts and hoses (wit median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326220 · IL · Ottawa
160 Plastics and rubber belts and hoses (without fittings) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 67 employers in Ottawa, 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 | Continental | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FRS | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PROPULSE A SCHIEFFER CO - CORPORATE | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Yokohama Industries Americas Inc. Division 5 | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KS Energy Services (Northern IL) | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Avexis - Libertyville | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dukane Precast Aurora Plant & Office | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Silgan Containers Rochelle | 205 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center | 624 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Elizabeth Medical Center | 581 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LaSalle County | 500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 00000036 0036 OTTAWA DC | 415 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Progressive Surface, Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mersen USA SPM Corp | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Loose Plastics Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fort Wayne Manufacturing | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rhinelander | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Main Corporate Office | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Select Specialty Hospital - Midtown Atlanta, LLC | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kettle Falls Plywood - WP | 205 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.