Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing · Illinois
Primrose Candy Company
Chicago, IL · ~521 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Primrose Candy Company runs at 149% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Primrose Candy Company: 6.2 TCR = 149% of Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing BLS 4.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Primrose Candy Company safety composite
Primrose Candy Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.7
2016→2023
Primrose Candy Company injury rate improved
Primrose Candy Company's TCR fell 0.7 from 8.4 in 2016 to 7.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 11.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.4 · 2017=11.1 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=5.0 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=5.3 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=7.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311340 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 149% of ind
- DART 7.7 DART
- RANK #30/35
- PHOTO Northern Gold Foods …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 129 inj
- SIZE ~521 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Northern Gold Foods USA LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Primrose Candy Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Kraft Heinz Co
Kraft Heinz Company
6.5 TCR
- This site
Primrose Candy Company
6.2 TCR
- Northern Gold
Northern Gold Foods USA LLC
6.2 TCR
- Y&S Candies
Y&S Candies
6.1 TCR
- CBI
CBI
6.1 TCR
What this shows Primrose Candy Company averages 6.2 TCR (149% of the Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Primrose Candy Company TCR series: 2016=8.4 · 2017=11.1 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=5 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=5.3 · 2022=4 · 2023=7.7 · BLS 4.2
Where Primrose Candy Company falls in its industry
123 Confectionery, nonchocolate, m establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 35 Confectionery, nonchocolate, m employers in Illinois.
Primrose Candy Company has more employees than the Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.1 | 6.3 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311340 · IL · Chicago
123 Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing 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 | Northern Gold Foods USA LLC | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Y&S Candies | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CBI | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kraft Heinz Company | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bedford Park Inj Pactiv, LLC | 521 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Foodservice : BEDFORD PARK INJ | 521 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3180 | 522 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sedgebrook OpCo | 522 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 | The Portland Group Framingham | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WW Wood, Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USM Store #696 (MARKET STREET) | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Miller | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Southwire Bremen | 521 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakeland Care Inc | 521 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northport Building | 521 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Montage Deer Valley | 521 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.