Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Saf-T-Gard International, Inc.
Northbrook, IL · ~67 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. runs at 222% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Saf-T-Gard International, Inc.: 4.9 TCR = 222% of Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. safety composite
Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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%).
Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. held a steady TCR band
Saf-T-Gard International, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.1 from 3.1 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.1 · 2017=8.0 · 2019=7.6 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=4.9 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=6.0 · 2024=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423840 · Northbrook, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.9 · 222% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #23/28
- PHOTO PA100
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~67 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PA100 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Zatkoff Seals
Zatkoff Seals - Toledo (Branch 2)
5 TCR
- This site
Saf-T-Gard International, Inc.
4.9 TCR
- PA100
PA100
4.9 TCR
- Santa Fe Sprin
Santa Fe Springs, CA - 02
4.8 TCR
- 9745-VALLEN DI
9745-VALLEN DISTRIBUTION INC-000921_US_S0639
4.8 TCR
What this shows Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. averages 4.9 TCR (222% of the Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. TCR series: 2016=3.1 · 2017=8 · 2019=7.6 · 2020=5 · 2021=4.9 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=6 · 2024=3 · BLS 2.2
Where Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. falls in its industry
589 Industrial supplies (except di establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 28 Industrial supplies (except di employers in Illinois.
Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. has more employees than the Industrial supplies (except disposable p median and a higher 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 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423840 · IL · Northbrook
589 Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 122 employers in Northbrook, 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 | PA100 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Santa Fe Springs, CA - 02 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zatkoff Seals - Toledo (Branch 2) | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 9745-VALLEN DISTRIBUTION INC-000921_US_S0639 | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Decatur Cogeneration | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SWECO - Chicago | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Galesburg | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 75G - Western S - IL Gas Ops | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Astellas Pharma US | 1,228 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Astellas Pharma Global Development | 908 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Astellas US LLC | 896 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILNOR - NORTHBROOK | 780 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | McCormick Distilling Co., Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wittrock Woodworking & Manufacturing Company | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North East MD Panel | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lawton Healthwatch | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago Metallic Bakeware | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mill Steel Melvindale | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carlie C's IGA #875 | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JS Rae - Berkshire | 67 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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