Paints, emulsion (i.e., latex paint), manufacturing · Illinois

Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL

Rockford, IL · ~63 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.8
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL runs at 54% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Paints, emulsion (i.e., latex paint), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL: 1.8 TCR = 54% of Paints, emulsion (i.e., latex paint), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL safety composite

Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% 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).

C

66/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.78 per 100 workers

Safer than 65% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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

−2.6

2020→2024

Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL injury rate improved

Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL's TCR fell 2.6 from 2.6 in 2020 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=2.6 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325510 · Rockford, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 54% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #25/59
  • PHOTO Denso North America
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 6 inj
  • SIZE ~63 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Denso North America (0.0 TCR gap)

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Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL averages 1.8 TCR (54% of the Paints, emulsion (i.e., latex paint), manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL TCR series: 2020=2.6 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL falls in its industry

530 Paints, emulsion (i.e., latex establishments

Safer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 59 Paints, emulsion (i.e., latex employers in Illinois.

Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL (63 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 70 employees and a TCR of 2.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL
Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL (63 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 70 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL has fewer employees than the Paints, emulsion (i.e., latex paint), ma median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 3.9 2.6 3 0 0
2021 2.4 2.4 2 0 0
2020 2.6 2.6 1 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325510 · IL · Rockford

530 Paints, emulsion (i.e., latex paint), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 405 employers in Rockford, 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 Denso North America 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR FinishWorks (Millersburg, OH) 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR BYK USA Louisville 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR United Paint & Chemical Corporation 1.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE Waterman, IL-STC 63 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hinsdale Nurseries, Inc. Plano 63 FTE
STATE-SIZE 40L - IL Relay & Ops 63 FTE
STATE-SIZE Water/Public Works, Public Utiities 63 FTE
CITY-NEAR ILRKF - ROCKFORD AIR HUB 2,634 FTE
CITY-NEAR Swedish American Hospital - 4800 2,629 FTE
CITY-NEAR PCI Pharma Services Rockford 2,175 FTE
CITY-NEAR SwedishAmerican Hospital 1,855 FTE
NAT-TCR Pocahontas State Correctional Center 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR R.W. Mercer Co. 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Ratliff Industries, Inc. 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Elite Agriculture Labor Inc 1.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE tk Steel Services - Detroit 63 FTE
NAT-SIZE Hillandale Farms LLC 63 FTE
NAT-SIZE The Fish Guys 63 FTE
NAT-SIZE Prairie Farms Dairy - Rochester 63 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.