Wide area network communications equipment (e.g., bridges, gateways, routers) manufacturing · Illinois

Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove

Downers Grove, IL · ~125 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.3
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove runs at 10% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Wide area network communications equipment (e.g., bridges, gateways, routers) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove: 0.3 TCR = 10% of Wide area network communications equipment (e.g., bridges, gateways, routers) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove safety composite

Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 90% 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).

C

73/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
A 0.34 per 100 workers

Safer than 90% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 71% 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

−0.7

2016→2017

Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove injury rate improved

Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove's TCR fell 0.7 from 0.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 0.7 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=0.7 · 2017=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 334210 · Downers Grove, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 10% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #2/5
  • PHOTO Telamon Corporation …
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~125 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Telamon Corporation - Upland (0.0 TCR gap)

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Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove averages 0.3 TCR (10% of the Wide area network communications equipment (e.g., bridges, gateways, routers) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove TCR series: 2016=0.7 · 2017=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove falls in its industry

42 Wide area network communicatio establishments

Safer than 90% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 5 Wide area network communicatio employers in Illinois.

Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove (125 employees, TCR 0.3) among 28 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 88 employees and a TCR of 1.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 29 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,500 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove
Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove (125 employees, TCR 0.3) among 28 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 88 employees and a TCR of 1.0

Molex LLC, Optical Solutions, Downers Grove has more employees than the Wide area network communications equipme median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.0. 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
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 0.7 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

334210 · IL · Downers Grove

42 Wide area network communications equipment (e.g., bridges, gateways, routers) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 139 employers in Downers Grove, 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 Telamon Corporation - Upland 0.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Optus Inc 0.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR MAC ITS, LLC 0.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Fujitsu Network Communications 0.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Joppa Power Station 125 FTE
STATE-SIZE Dunnet Bay Main 125 FTE
STATE-SIZE J3 Construction Inc. 125 FTE
STATE-SIZE Westside Mechanical Group Design/Build, LLC. 125 FTE
CITY-NEAR Advocate Medical Group 5,319 FTE
CITY-NEAR Advocate Support Centers 2,103 FTE
CITY-NEAR Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital 1,958 FTE
CITY-NEAR ADVOCATE CHILDRENS HOSPITALS 1,734 FTE
NAT-TCR 6017-USA United States - Wah - Ca 0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR BRUCE 0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR RCSOTXCL 0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Battelle - Richmond Operations 0.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE TREC 125 FTE
NAT-SIZE Main Office NV - 002 125 FTE
NAT-SIZE Peapod S&S Abington, Ma 125 FTE
NAT-SIZE Giant Food Stores 6111 125 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.