Emulsifiers (i.e., surface-active agents) manufacturing · Illinois

Solvay University Park, IL

University Park, IL · ~91 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.7
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Solvay University Park, IL runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Emulsifiers (i.e., surface-active agents) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Solvay University Park, IL: 1.7 TCR = 50% of Emulsifiers (i.e., surface-active agents) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Solvay University Park, IL safety composite

Solvay University Park, IL scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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

60/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 1.66 per 100 workers

Safer than 48% 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%).

Rising injury rate

Solvay University Park, IL: 0.4 → 4.2 TCR

Peak year 2017 @ 4.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2021

Solvay University Park, IL's TCR rose 3.8 from 0.4 in 2016 to 4.2 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.3 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325613 · University Park, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.7 · 50% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #5/7
  • PHOTO BASF Mauldin
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 10 inj
  • SIZE ~91 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: BASF Mauldin (0.0 TCR gap)

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Solvay University Park, IL in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Solvay University Park, IL averages 1.7 TCR (50% of the Emulsifiers (i.e., surface-active agents) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Solvay University Park, IL TCR series: 2016=0.4 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=4.2 · BLS 3.3

Where Solvay University Park, IL falls in its industry

66 Emulsifiers (i.e., surface-act establishments

Safer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 7 Emulsifiers (i.e., surface-act employers in Illinois.

Solvay University Park, IL (91 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 69 employees and a TCR of 1.7 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 02004006008001,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Solvay University Park, IL
Solvay University Park, IL (91 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 69 employees and a TCR of 1.7

Solvay University Park, IL has more employees than the Emulsifiers (i.e., surface-active agents median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.7. 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
2021 4.2 0.0 1 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 1.1 1.1 1 0 0
2017 4.3 4.3 4 0 0
2016 0.4 0.2 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325613 · IL · University Park

66 Emulsifiers (i.e., surface-active agents) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 49 employers in University Park, 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 BASF Mauldin 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Kensing - Kankakee 1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc Bowling Green 1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR BASF Corporation 1.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Havana Power Station 91 FTE
STATE-SIZE Dynamic Utility Solutions 91 FTE
STATE-SIZE Campus Communications Group 91 FTE
STATE-SIZE MS - East Peroria, IL - 1EPI2 91 FTE
CITY-NEAR Amazon.com Services LLC - IGQ2 1,110 FTE
CITY-NEAR Federal Signal Corp (University Park) 490 FTE
CITY-NEAR Federal Signal Safety & Security Systems Group 454 FTE
CITY-NEAR Amex Nooter 407 FTE
NAT-TCR 0000000005 Quickchek Food Stores 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR West-Ward Cherry Hill 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR RIMCO Inc, dba IWS Sales 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR PMI South Gate Plant 1.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Avera Maryhouse 91 FTE
NAT-SIZE Automatic SMP 91 FTE
NAT-SIZE Csi Ne 91 FTE
NAT-SIZE Life Sciences : IDT - Coralville 2600 91 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.