Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) · Illinois
Richards Graphic Communications, Inc.
Bellwood, IL · ~21 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Richards Graphic Communications, Inc. runs at 18% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) workplace, earning a grade A.
Richards Graphic Communications, Inc.: 0.6 TCR = 18% of Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Richards Graphic Communications, Inc. safety composite
Richards Graphic Communications, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 95% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
79/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 95% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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%).
Richards Graphic Communications, Inc. held a steady TCR band
Richards Graphic Communications, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 323111 · Bellwood, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 18% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/145
- PHOTO HighRoad Press
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HighRoad Press (0.0 TCR gap)
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Richards Graphic Communications, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Richards Graphic Communications, Inc.
0.6 TCR
- HighRoad Press
HighRoad Press
0.6 TCR
- Sinclair Syste
Sinclair Systems Fresno
0.6 TCR
- Bellwood Print
Bellwood Printing Plant
0.6 TCR
- Weldon, Willia
Weldon, Williams & Lick, Inc.
0.6 TCR
What this shows Richards Graphic Communications, Inc. averages 0.6 TCR (18% of the Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) BLS benchmark).
Richards Graphic Communications, Inc. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Richards Graphic Communications, Inc. falls in its industry
2,001 Offset printing (except books, establishmentsSafer than 95% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 145 Offset printing (except books, employers in Illinois.
Richards Graphic Communications, Inc. has fewer employees than the Offset printing (except books, printing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
323111 · IL · Bellwood
2,001 Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 24 employers in Bellwood, 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 | HighRoad Press | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sinclair Systems Fresno | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bellwood Printing Plant | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Weldon, Williams & Lick, Inc. | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Frank W. Lewis & Son Seed FArms, Inc | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RAVENS LIVESTOCK & FARMS INC | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bushnell | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 21st Century Sow Farm | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BorgWarner Transmission Systems LLC | 518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ABW-BELLWOOD | 475 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ferrara Candy Company - Bellwood, IL. | 463 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BorgWarner Transmission Systems - Bellwood | 457 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brilliant Corners | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 701 E. Milham Ave. | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Americold Logistics, LLC: Russellville | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The GoodKind Group | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | High Hotels, Ltd - Home2 Suites | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | InterMed LL Bean | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Byram Everett | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Medical Center For Birds | 21 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.