Cheese products, imitation or substitute, manufacturing · Illinois
Nuestro Queso Hispanic Cheese Makers
Kent, IL · ~108 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nuestro Queso Hispanic Cheese Makers runs at 172% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cheese products, imitation or substitute, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Nuestro Queso Hispanic Cheese Makers: 5.7 TCR = 172% of Cheese products, imitation or substitute, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nuestro Queso Hispanic Cheese Makers safety composite
Nuestro Queso Hispanic Cheese Makers scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 42%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
−4.0
2018→2024
Nuestro Queso Hispanic Cheese Makers injury rate improved
Nuestro Queso Hispanic Cheese Makers's TCR fell 4.0 from 8.2 in 2018 to 4.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=8.2 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=4.3 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311513 · Kent, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 172% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #7/8
- PHOTO Lactalis Heritage Da…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 55 inj
- SIZE ~108 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lactalis Heritage Dairy (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nuestro Queso Hispanic Cheese Makers in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nuestro Queso Hispanic Cheese Makers
5.7 TCR
- Lactalis Herit
Lactalis Heritage Dairy
5.7 TCR
- Saputo Cheese-
Saputo Cheese-Black Creek
5.7 TCR
- Bunker Hill Ch
Bunker Hill Cheese Company LLC
5.6 TCR
- Prairie Farms
Prairie Farms
5.6 TCR
What this shows Nuestro Queso Hispanic Cheese Makers averages 5.7 TCR (172% of the Cheese products, imitation or substitute, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Nuestro Queso Hispanic Cheese Makers TCR series: 2018=8.2 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=4.3 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=4.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Nuestro Queso Hispanic Cheese Makers falls in its industry
377 Cheese products, imitation or establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 8 Cheese products, imitation or employers in Illinois.
Nuestro Queso Hispanic Cheese Makers has fewer employees than the Cheese products, imitation or substitute median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311513 · IL · Kent
377 Cheese products, imitation or substitute, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 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 | Lactalis Heritage Dairy | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Saputo Cheese-Black Creek | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bunker Hill Cheese Company LLC | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Prairie Farms | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Toro | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Miller Engineering Co. | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LINDAHL BROTHERS, INC. | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pet - OFallon | 108 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Orlando | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Transport Service 60159 Lakeland | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Humboldt Feed Mill | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SCK4 | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Harry J. Lawall and Son - Langhorne | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AIM Recycling Phoenix, LLC - McDowell | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gp&C Operations Reno | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 01 Mta Ltl | 108 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.