Rubber bands manufacturing · Illinois
Rahco Rubber Inc
Des Plaines, IL · ~84 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rahco Rubber Inc runs at 245% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Rubber bands manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Rahco Rubber Inc: 8.1 TCR = 245% of Rubber bands manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rahco Rubber Inc safety composite
Rahco Rubber Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
Rahco Rubber Inc: 4.3 → 11.1 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 19.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.2× in 2024
Rahco Rubber Inc's TCR rose 6.8 from 4.3 in 2016 to 11.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 19.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326299 · Des Plaines, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.1 · 245% of ind
- DART 9.7 DART
- RANK #15/16
- PHOTO Ultimate RB
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 54 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ultimate RB (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rahco Rubber Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- American Recyc
American Recycling Center, Inc.
8.3 TCR
- This site
Rahco Rubber Inc
8.1 TCR
- Ultimate RB
Ultimate RB
8.1 TCR
- Mill Steel And
Mill Steel Anderson
8 TCR
- Applied Power
Applied Power Products - Eagan
7.9 TCR
What this shows Rahco Rubber Inc averages 8.1 TCR (245% of the Rubber bands manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Rahco Rubber Inc TCR series: 2016=4.3 · 2017=7.6 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=19.3 · 2023=6.6 · 2024=11.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Rahco Rubber Inc falls in its industry
257 Rubber bands manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 16 Rubber bands manufacturing employers in Illinois.
Rahco Rubber Inc has more employees than the Rubber bands manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326299 · IL · Des Plaines
257 Rubber bands manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 174 employers in Des Plaines, 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 | Ultimate RB | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mill Steel Anderson | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Recycling Center, Inc. | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Applied Power Products - Eagan | 7.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Joliet Station | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schomburg & Schomburg Construction Incorporated | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MEC DE JOINT VENTURE | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Premium Concrete Inc. | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Illinois Bone & Joint Institute | 2,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rivers Casino | 1,705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines Campus | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines (IL36) | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Inn at the Pier | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palan - Lancaster | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2405 Biddeford | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4747 Spanaway | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Suscon Inc | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hotel Zaza Austin Downtown | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delaware River Stevedores - Balzano Marine Terminal | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BigShots Golf | 84 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.