Zinc compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing · Illinois
Nanophase Romeoville site
Romeoville, IL · ~69 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nanophase Romeoville site runs at 31% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Zinc compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Nanophase Romeoville site: 1.0 TCR = 31% of Zinc compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nanophase Romeoville site safety composite
Nanophase Romeoville site scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Nanophase Romeoville site: 0.0 → 1.6 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 2.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.51× in 2024
Nanophase Romeoville site's TCR rose 1.6 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Romeoville, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.0 · 31% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #5/25
- PHOTO ERCO Worldwide Valdo…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~69 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ERCO Worldwide Valdosta (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nanophase Romeoville site in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- W.R. Grace Eas
W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana
1.1 TCR
- This site
Nanophase Romeoville site
1 TCR
- ERCO Worldwide
ERCO Worldwide Valdosta
1 TCR
- Albemarle US,
Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain
1 TCR
- PQ Corporation
PQ Corporation
1 TCR
What this shows Nanophase Romeoville site averages 1.0 TCR (31% of the Zinc compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Nanophase Romeoville site TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=0 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=1.7 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Nanophase Romeoville site falls in its industry
418 Zinc compounds, not specified establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 25 Zinc compounds, not specified employers in Illinois.
Nanophase Romeoville site has more employees than the Zinc compounds, not specified elsewhere median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · IL · Romeoville
418 Zinc compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 172 employers in Romeoville, 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 | ERCO Worldwide Valdosta | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PQ Corporation | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer HiBred International Inc. McLeansboro Production | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Litchfield | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2057-Centralia, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hennepin Power Station | 69 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC Romeoville | 1,197 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC - 444 | 755 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Magid Glove and Safety Manufacturing Company LLC | 751 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMZL : DCH6 | 745 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | M. C. Miller Co., Inc. | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fleet Services Building | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plastipak- McCalla | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oerlikon - Dayton | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bandon Senior Living | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Comfort Systems USA Ohio Cleveland | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Diversicare of Pell City | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store #54 | 69 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.