Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) manufacturing · Illinois
Mercury Plastics Inc
Chicago, IL · ~204 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mercury Plastics Inc runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Mercury Plastics Inc: 4.8 TCR = 145% of Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mercury Plastics Inc safety composite
Mercury Plastics Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
Mercury Plastics Inc: 2.7 → 10.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 10.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.54× in 2024
Mercury Plastics Inc's TCR rose 7.6 from 2.7 in 2016 to 10.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339950 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 145% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #26/31
- PHOTO Starlite Sign, Inc.
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 62 inj
- SIZE ~204 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Starlite Sign, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mercury Plastics Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Mercury Plastics Inc
4.8 TCR
- Starlite Sign,
Starlite Sign, Inc.
4.8 TCR
- Park Place Sig
Park Place Sign Systems, Inc
4.8 TCR
- Victory Sign I
Victory Sign Industries
4.8 TCR
- DeNyse Compani
DeNyse Companies, Inc.
4.8 TCR
What this shows Mercury Plastics Inc averages 4.8 TCR (145% of the Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Mercury Plastics Inc TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2017=1.1 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=5 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=10.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Mercury Plastics Inc falls in its industry
405 Signs and signboards (except p establishmentsSafer than 38% 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 #26 safest of 31 Signs and signboards (except p employers in Illinois.
Mercury Plastics Inc has more employees than the Signs and signboards (except paper, pape 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.3 | 2.6 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339950 · IL · Chicago
405 Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) 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 | Starlite Sign, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Park Place Sign Systems, Inc | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Victory Sign Industries | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DeNyse Companies, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | William Charles Construction | 204 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pella Corporatio - Macomb Operations | 204 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FXI - West Chicago | 204 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DeKalb, IL - CN1 | 204 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 | E B Airfoils, LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ric-Man Construction Florida, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blue Bell mattress Company, LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PANG Fire Dept | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Vermeer VM Solutions | 204 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Florence | 204 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wesley Chapel Toyota | 204 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Keystone RV Company - Plant 17 | 204 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.