Paper (e.g., fine, printing, writing), bulk, merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Midland Paper - Des Plaines, IL
Des Plaines, IL · ~48 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Midland Paper - Des Plaines, IL runs at 66% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Paper (e.g., fine, printing, writing), bulk, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
Midland Paper - Des Plaines, IL: 1.4 TCR = 66% of Paper (e.g., fine, printing, writing), bulk, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Midland Paper - Des Plaines, IL safety composite
Midland Paper - Des Plaines, IL scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 74% 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.2
2019→2021
Midland Paper - Des Plaines, IL injury rate improved
Midland Paper - Des Plaines, IL's TCR fell 2.2 from 2.2 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 2.2 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=2.2 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424110 · Des Plaines, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.4 · 66% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/7
- PHOTO Midland - Wolf Rd
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Midland - Wolf Rd (0.0 TCR gap)
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Midland Paper - Des Plaines, IL in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Midland Paper
Midland Paper - Plainfield, IN
1.6 TCR
- Midland - Wolf
Midland - Wolf Rd
1.5 TCR
- This site
Midland Paper - Des Plaines, IL
1.4 TCR
- Millcraft Colu
Millcraft Columbus
1.4 TCR
- Pratt Retail S
Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC Dayton, NJ
1.4 TCR
What this shows Midland Paper - Des Plaines, IL averages 1.4 TCR (66% of the Paper (e.g., fine, printing, writing), bulk, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Midland Paper - Des Plaines, IL TCR series: 2019=2.2 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Midland Paper - Des Plaines, IL falls in its industry
116 Paper (e.g., fine, printing, w establishmentsSafer than 70% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.2.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 7 Paper (e.g., fine, printing, w employers in Illinois.
Midland Paper - Des Plaines, IL has more employees than the Paper (e.g., fine, printing, writing), b median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424110 · IL · Des Plaines
116 Paper (e.g., fine, printing, writing), bulk, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 174 employers in Des Plaines, 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 | Midland - Wolf Rd | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Millcraft Columbus | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC Dayton, NJ | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midland Paper - Plainfield, IN | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Marengo - 04WW | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kirie Water Reclamation Plant | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Focus Development, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lennar Multi-Family - Central (Chicago) | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Illinois Bone & Joint Institute | 2,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rivers Casino | 1,705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines Campus | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines (IL36) | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Thermo Fisher Scientific-FCS Allentown, PA | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tarkett Middlefield Warehouse | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | One Point/Corporate Environments | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Greensboro Human Resources Department | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | OR2 | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Connelly Plumbing Co | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Holiday Inn Milwaukee Riverfront | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Public Safety | 48 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.