General warehousing and storage · Illinois
Midwest Copier Exchange
Waukegan, IL · ~30 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Midwest Copier Exchange runs at 78% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General warehousing and storage workplace, earning a grade B.
Midwest Copier Exchange: 4.5 TCR = 78% of General warehousing and storage BLS 5.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Midwest Copier Exchange safety composite
Midwest Copier Exchange scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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
−7.2
2016→2024
Midwest Copier Exchange injury rate improved
Midwest Copier Exchange's TCR fell 7.2 from 10.2 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.2 · 2017=3.5 · 2018=5.5 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=3.0 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493110 · Waukegan, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 4.5 · 78% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #355/551
- PHOTO 0174 - WEST PALM BEA…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 0174 - WEST PALM BEACH FL (DRY) DEPOT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Midwest Copier Exchange in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Midwest Copier Exchange
4.5 TCR
- 0174 - WEST PA
0174 - WEST PALM BEACH FL (DRY) DEPOT
4.5 TCR
- New Balance Di
New Balance Distribution Center - St. Louis
4.5 TCR
- FedEx Supply C
FedEx Supply Chain
4.5 TCR
- 40500 - CAPSTO
40500 - CAPSTONE MICHELIN DOTHAN MFG
4.5 TCR
What this shows Midwest Copier Exchange averages 4.5 TCR (78% of the General warehousing and storage BLS benchmark).
Midwest Copier Exchange TCR series: 2016=10.2 · 2017=3.5 · 2018=5.5 · 2019=0 · 2020=3 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=3 · BLS 5.8
Where Midwest Copier Exchange falls in its industry
9,477 General warehousing and storag establishmentsSafer than 37% 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 #355 safest of 551 General warehousing and storag employers in Illinois.
Midwest Copier Exchange has fewer employees than the General warehousing and storage 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 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493110 · IL · Waukegan
9,477 General warehousing and storage employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 141 employers in Waukegan, 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 | 0174 - WEST PALM BEACH FL (DRY) DEPOT | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New Balance Distribution Center - St. Louis | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FedEx Supply Chain | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 40500 - CAPSTONE MICHELIN DOTHAN MFG | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Odell Fire | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Northern N - IL Common Ops | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago Loop Tech | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spoon River Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waukegan PSD #60 | 2,420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vista Medical Center | 936 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Visual Pak Waukegan | 807 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Blending & Filling | 793 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Means Nursery Inc (River Road) | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Doan Companies | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chappell Tractor Sales, Inc | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Heritage Hall Blackstone | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mansfield Distributing Company | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Smizer Station | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hamilton | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McGowan Painting Contractors of Greenville, LLC | 30 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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