Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Producers Chemical Company
Sugar Grove, IL · ~32 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Producers Chemical Company runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Producers Chemical Company: 3.5 TCR = 160% of Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Producers Chemical Company safety composite
Producers Chemical Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 7%), 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 3.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% 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
−2.4
2016→2024
Producers Chemical Company injury rate improved
Producers Chemical Company's TCR fell 2.4 from 8.1 in 2016 to 5.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.1 · 2017=4.1 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=3.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=5.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Sugar Grove, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.5 · 160% of ind
- DART 5.7 DART
- RANK #29/38
- PHOTO A-Ox Welding Supply …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: A-Ox Welding Supply Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Producers Chemical Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Producers Chemical Company
3.5 TCR
- A-Ox Welding S
A-Ox Welding Supply Inc.
3.5 TCR
- Golden
Golden
3.5 TCR
- 2722
2722
3.5 TCR
- JCI Charlotte
JCI Charlotte
3.5 TCR
What this shows Producers Chemical Company averages 3.5 TCR (160% of the Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Producers Chemical Company TCR series: 2016=8.1 · 2017=4.1 · 2018=0 · 2019=3 · 2020=0 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=0 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=5.7 · BLS 2.2
Where Producers Chemical Company falls in its industry
766 Industrial chemicals merchant establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 38 Industrial chemicals merchant employers in Illinois.
Producers Chemical Company has fewer employees than the Industrial chemicals merchant wholesaler median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · IL · Sugar Grove
766 Industrial chemicals merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 20 employers in Sugar Grove, 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 | A-Ox Welding Supply Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Golden | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2722 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JCI Charlotte | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Eastern | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Utility Department | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - AIC Gas Corrosion | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NG Ottawa Reporting Center | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE #516 | 1,108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waubonsee Community College | 1,107 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAI-0032-0032-03374 FAC-03374-SUGAR GROVE-IL | 161 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5472-NAI-0032-0032-03374 | 151 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Runnings of Plattsburgh | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Herzog Transit Services, Inc. - Oklahoma City Streetcar | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TXD041 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Decoursey KY Car Shop | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Warren Systems Inc | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ColorCoat Inc. South Fulton, TN | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Princeton Grants | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nippon Shokubai America, Inc. (NAII) | 32 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.