Industrial caterers (i.e., providing food services on a contractural arrangement (except single-event basis)) · Illinois
Open Kitchens Inc.
Chicago, IL · ~207 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.0
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Open Kitchens Inc. runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Industrial caterers (i.e., providing food services on a contractural arrangement (except single-event basis)) workplace, earning a grade B.
Open Kitchens Inc.: 1.6 TCR = 55% of Industrial caterers (i.e., providing food services on a contractural arrangement (except single-event basis)) BLS 3.0 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Open Kitchens Inc. safety composite
Open Kitchens Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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
Open Kitchens Inc.: 1.1 → 2.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 2.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.38× in 2018
Open Kitchens Inc.'s TCR rose 1.2 from 1.1 in 2016 to 2.3 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 1.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 722310 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 55% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #74/364
- PHOTO SODEXO AT CENTRAL ST…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~207 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SODEXO AT CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY (0.0 TCR gap)
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Open Kitchens Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Open Kitchens Inc.
1.6 TCR
- SODEXO AT CENT
SODEXO AT CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY
1.6 TCR
- SODEXO AT SISK
SODEXO AT SISKIN HOSPITAL
1.6 TCR
- Hess Houston
Hess Houston
1.6 TCR
- FS-ST VINCE HR
FS-ST VINCE HRTINDY
1.6 TCR
What this shows Open Kitchens Inc. averages 1.6 TCR (55% of the Industrial caterers (i.e., providing food services on a contractural arrangement (except single-event basis)) BLS benchmark).
Open Kitchens Inc. TCR series: 2016=1.1 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=2.3 · BLS 3.0
Where Open Kitchens Inc. falls in its industry
6,952 Industrial caterers (i.e., pro establishmentsSafer than 81% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #74 safest of 364 Industrial caterers (i.e., pro employers in Illinois.
Open Kitchens Inc. has more employees than the Industrial caterers (i.e., providing foo median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
722310 · IL · Chicago
6,952 Industrial caterers (i.e., providing food services on a contractural arrangement (except single-event basis)) 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 | SODEXO AT CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SODEXO AT SISKIN HOSPITAL | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hess Houston | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FS-ST VINCE HRTINDY | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2065-Farmer City, IL | 207 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Glenbard | 207 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago - Pezza | 207 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cresco Labs - Joliet | 207 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 | Baltimore - Toyota | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Industrial Solutions : IS - MFG US - Mebane, NC | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hydro - Elkhart | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Virtua Garden State Pulmonary Associates, Marlton | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | North | 207 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NDC - Northern Distribution Center | 207 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lafayette (Lalaf) | 207 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WRV Office | 207 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.