Paper (e.g., fine, printing, writing), bulk, merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Midland Paper - Wheeling, IL
Wheeling, IL · ~175 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Midland Paper - Wheeling, IL runs at 90% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Paper (e.g., fine, printing, writing), bulk, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade C.
Midland Paper - Wheeling, IL: 2.0 TCR = 90% of Paper (e.g., fine, printing, writing), bulk, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Midland Paper - Wheeling, IL safety composite
Midland Paper - Wheeling, IL scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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
−3.8
2019→2024
Midland Paper - Wheeling, IL injury rate improved
Midland Paper - Wheeling, IL's TCR fell 3.8 from 4.7 in 2019 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.7 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=0.6 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=0.5 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424110 · Wheeling, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.0 · 90% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #4/7
- PHOTO MAC Papers - Atlanta
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~175 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MAC Papers - Atlanta (0.1 TCR gap)
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Midland Paper - Wheeling, IL in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MAC Papers - A
MAC Papers - Atlanta
2.1 TCR
- Veritiv Operat
Veritiv Operating Company - CA374
2.1 TCR
- This site
Midland Paper - Wheeling, IL
2 TCR
- Lindenmeyr Pew
Lindenmeyr Pewaukee
1.9 TCR
- Lindenmeyr Win
Lindenmeyr Windsor
1.9 TCR
What this shows Midland Paper - Wheeling, IL averages 2.0 TCR (90% of the Paper (e.g., fine, printing, writing), bulk, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Midland Paper - Wheeling, IL TCR series: 2019=4.7 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=0.6 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=0.5 · 2024=1 · BLS 2.2
Where Midland Paper - Wheeling, IL falls in its industry
116 Paper (e.g., fine, printing, w establishmentsSafer than 54% 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 #4 safest of 7 Paper (e.g., fine, printing, w employers in Illinois.
Midland Paper - Wheeling, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424110 · IL · Wheeling
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 · 136 employers in Wheeling, 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 | MAC Papers - Atlanta | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lindenmeyr Pewaukee | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lindenmeyr Windsor | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Veritiv Operating Company - CA374 | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Plainfield Central Region | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CDOT-Electrical Operations Division | 2451 S. Ashland Ave. | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | John Burns Construction Company | 175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IL-01 | 4,581 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wheeling School District 21 | 967 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Main Office - 01 | 800 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Response Team 1 | 728 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Design Mechanical Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | O.Keller Tool Engineering | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Campbell Homes LLC | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pittsburgh, PA Office | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lloyd Companies, Inc. | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hewes Marine Company | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Daicel Safety Systems America - Arizona | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Creative Foam - Athens | 175 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.