Health foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Midwest Foods_Chicago
Chicago, IL · ~55 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Midwest Foods_Chicago runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Health foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
Midwest Foods_Chicago: 1.6 TCR = 75% of Health foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Midwest Foods_Chicago safety composite
Midwest Foods_Chicago scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 89% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% 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
−3.7
2019→2024
Midwest Foods_Chicago injury rate improved
Midwest Foods_Chicago's TCR fell 3.7 from 3.7 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 4.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.7 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424480 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 75% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/13
- PHOTO Hearty Fresh
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hearty Fresh (0.0 TCR gap)
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Midwest Foods_Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Venida Packing
Venida Packing Co.
1.7 TCR
- This site
Midwest Foods_Chicago
1.6 TCR
- Hearty Fresh
Hearty Fresh
1.6 TCR
- 7175_18804
7175_18804
1.6 TCR
- Antunez and So
Antunez and Son Produce, Inc.
1.5 TCR
What this shows Midwest Foods_Chicago averages 1.6 TCR (75% of the Health foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Midwest Foods_Chicago TCR series: 2019=3.7 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=0 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Midwest Foods_Chicago falls in its industry
369 Health foods, fresh fruits and establishmentsSafer than 89% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 13 Health foods, fresh fruits and employers in Illinois.
Midwest Foods_Chicago has fewer employees than the Health foods, fresh fruits and vegetable median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424480 · IL · Chicago
369 Health foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, merchant wholesalers 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 | Hearty Fresh | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 7175_18804 | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Venida Packing Co. | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Antunez and Son Produce, Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0G6 - Gas Storage | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BS&T Construction | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JOSCO Construction Services, Inc | 55 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 | Del Rio Vineyards | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Royal | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Siskin Hospital | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Central State University | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hustler Conveyor Company | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ideal Crane Rental, Inc. | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midland Steel Company | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MK Enterprises, Inc. | 55 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.