Paperboard mills · Illinois
Ox Aurora, LLC
Aurora, IL · ~68 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ox Aurora, LLC runs at 136% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Paperboard mills workplace, earning a grade D.
Ox Aurora, LLC: 4.5 TCR = 136% of Paperboard mills BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ox Aurora, LLC safety composite
Ox Aurora, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
−1.5
2023→2024
Ox Aurora, LLC injury rate improved
Ox Aurora, LLC's TCR fell 1.5 from 5.2 in 2023 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=5.2 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322130 · Aurora, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 136% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #3/7
- PHOTO Cal Sheets, LLC
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cal Sheets, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ox Aurora, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Pratt Industri
Pratt Industries (Target Container) , Inc
4.6 TCR
- Ohio Paperboar
Ohio Paperboard
4.6 TCR
- Greif - Caraus
Greif - Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard
4.6 TCR
- This site
Ox Aurora, LLC
4.5 TCR
- Cal Sheets, LL
Cal Sheets, LLC
4.5 TCR
What this shows Ox Aurora, LLC averages 4.5 TCR (136% of the Paperboard mills BLS benchmark).
Ox Aurora, LLC TCR series: 2023=5.2 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Ox Aurora, LLC falls in its industry
181 Paperboard mills establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 7 Paperboard mills employers in Illinois.
Ox Aurora, LLC has fewer employees than the Paperboard mills median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322130 · IL · Aurora
181 Paperboard mills employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 325 employers in Aurora, 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 | Cal Sheets, LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pratt Industries (Target Container) , Inc | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ohio Paperboard | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greif - Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fernlea Nurseries -MAG | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva STJ1 | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2057-Centralia, IL | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NG Rockford Service Center | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Indian Prairie School District 204 | 3,309 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Factor Aurora | 2,167 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rush Copley Medical Center, Inc. | 2,163 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ANDY FRAIN SERVICES INC | 2,100 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Grob Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Life Care Center of Hickory Woods | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Glenn Metalcraft, Inc | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ncsta - Statesville | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ensight Solutions | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ronyak Paving Inc. | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Central TX Sales Admin | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kemco Systems | 68 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.