Chromatographic instruments, laboratory-type, manufacturing · Illinois
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - North Central Region
West Chicago, IL · ~42 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - North Central Region runs at 38% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Chromatographic instruments, laboratory-type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - North Central Region: 1.3 TCR = 38% of Chromatographic instruments, laboratory-type, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - North Central Region safety composite
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - North Central Region scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 46%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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
−2.5
2023→2024
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - North Central Region injury rate improved
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - North Central Region's TCR fell 2.5 from 2.5 in 2023 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=2.5 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334516 · West Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 38% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO Cepheid
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cepheid (0.0 TCR gap)
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Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - North Central Region in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - North Central Region
1.3 TCR
- Cepheid
Cepheid
1.3 TCR
- Bruker Nano Su
Bruker Nano Surfaces - San Jose
1.3 TCR
- Protein Simple
Protein Simple
1.3 TCR
- Capintec - Flo
Capintec - Florham Park
1.3 TCR
What this shows Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - North Central Region averages 1.3 TCR (38% of the Chromatographic instruments, laboratory-type, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - North Central Region TCR series: 2023=2.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - North Central Region falls in its industry
213 Chromatographic instruments, l establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.2.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Chromatographic instruments, l employers in Illinois.
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - North Central Region has fewer employees than the Chromatographic instruments, laboratory- median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.2. 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 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334516 · IL · West Chicago
213 Chromatographic instruments, laboratory-type, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 123 employers in West 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 | Cepheid | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bruker Nano Surfaces - San Jose | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Protein Simple | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Capintec - Florham Park | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DAS Pontiac, IL | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waterman, IL-R&D | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Springfield IL | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Egyptian Electric Cooperative | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Jel Sert Company | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY | 713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SIL3 | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Siemens West Chicago | 342 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Jack Brown Produce, Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Steely Lumber Co. Inc | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bellevue, WA | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Fraser Inc | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Endur Contractors, LLC | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cranberry | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midway | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spinal Technology, LLC | 42 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.