Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Regency Technologies - Chicago
Chicago, IL · ~102 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Regency Technologies - Chicago runs at 195% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Regency Technologies - Chicago: 4.3 TCR = 195% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Regency Technologies - Chicago safety composite
Regency Technologies - Chicago scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Regency Technologies - Chicago: 3.3 → 6.9 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 9.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.34× in 2024
Regency Technologies - Chicago's TCR rose 3.5 from 3.3 in 2017 to 6.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 195% of ind
- DART 5.7 DART
- RANK #35/62
- PHOTO Louisiana Scrap Meta…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~102 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Regency Technologies - Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Regency Technologies - Chicago
4.3 TCR
- Louisiana Scra
Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- Columbus Metal
Columbus Metals Industries
4.3 TCR
- ERI Plainfield
ERI Plainfield, IN
4.3 TCR
- Sa Recycling,
Sa Recycling, Nashville -1st ST.
4.3 TCR
What this shows Regency Technologies - Chicago averages 4.3 TCR (195% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Regency Technologies - Chicago TCR series: 2017=3.3 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=9.8 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=0 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=6.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Regency Technologies - Chicago falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #35 safest of 62 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Illinois.
Regency Technologies - Chicago has more employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · IL · Chicago
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers 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 | Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling Lafayette, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbus Metals Industries | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ERI Plainfield, IN | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sa Recycling, Nashville -1st ST. | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Champaign | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FCL Builders, LLC | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gateway Construction - Chicago | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AA Service | 102 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 | Long Haul Trucking | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dion Label Printing, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MAE-Eitel, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gaines and company | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lincoln Middle School | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oshkosh | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Austin Public Schools ISD #492 IJ Holton | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rouses Market #4 | 102 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.