Prepress printing services (e.g., color separation, imagesetting, photocomposition, typesetting) · Illinois
OEC Graphics - Chicago
Willowbrook, IL · ~34 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
OEC Graphics - Chicago runs at 115% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Prepress printing services (e.g., color separation, imagesetting, photocomposition, typesetting) workplace, earning a grade C.
OEC Graphics - Chicago: 3.8 TCR = 115% of Prepress printing services (e.g., color separation, imagesetting, photocomposition, typesetting) BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
OEC Graphics - Chicago safety composite
OEC Graphics - Chicago scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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%).
Rising injury rate
OEC Graphics - Chicago: 0.0 → 5.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 12.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.54× in 2024
OEC Graphics - Chicago's TCR rose 5.8 from 0.0 in 2016 to 5.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 323120 · Willowbrook, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 115% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO Mid Island Bindery
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mid Island Bindery (0.0 TCR gap)
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OEC Graphics - Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- InfoSeal
InfoSeal
4 TCR
- This site
OEC Graphics - Chicago
3.8 TCR
- Mid Island Bin
Mid Island Bindery
3.8 TCR
- Allied Bindery
Allied Bindery LLC
3.6 TCR
- Sun Chemical C
Sun Chemical Concord Plates
3.6 TCR
What this shows OEC Graphics - Chicago averages 3.8 TCR (115% of the Prepress printing services (e.g., color separation, imagesetting, photocomposition, typesetting) BLS benchmark).
OEC Graphics - Chicago TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=12.8 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 3.3
Where OEC Graphics - Chicago falls in its industry
90 Prepress printing services (e. establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Prepress printing services (e. employers in Illinois.
OEC Graphics - Chicago has fewer employees than the Prepress printing services (e.g., color median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
323120 · IL · Willowbrook
90 Prepress printing services (e.g., color separation, imagesetting, photocomposition, typesetting) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 32 employers in Willowbrook, 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 | Mid Island Bindery | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allied Bindery LLC | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | InfoSeal | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sun Chemical Concord Plates | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cresco Labs - Kankakee | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kendall Energy Facility | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Adams Electric | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Town of Normal - Water | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Meade, Inc | 932 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Meade Industries, Inc | 315 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Meade Electric Company, Inc. | 243 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1882 - Willowbrook | 237 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Dakota Fence Company - Minot | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Maxcess - Webex | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Propak - Omaha, NE | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlanta GA Millwork | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dora Hotel Company | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BTL Pallet Corporation | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Altom Transport, Inc. - LUFKIN | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | EDC | 34 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.