Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, refining and blending purchased oils · Illinois
South Chicago Packing LLC
Chicago, IL · ~135 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
South Chicago Packing LLC runs at 197% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, refining and blending purchased oils workplace, earning a grade D.
South Chicago Packing LLC: 6.5 TCR = 197% of Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, refining and blending purchased oils BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
South Chicago Packing LLC safety composite
South Chicago Packing LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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%).
South Chicago Packing LLC held a steady TCR band
South Chicago Packing LLC's TCR held near 0.3 from 5.9 in 2016 to 6.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.9 · 2017=8.9 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=5.3 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=7.8 · 2022=7.9 · 2023=6.0 · 2024=6.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311225 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 197% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #10/13
- PHOTO AgCertain Boone, LLC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 83 inj
- SIZE ~135 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AgCertain Boone, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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South Chicago Packing LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- AgCertain Boon
AgCertain Boone, LLC
6.6 TCR
- This site
South Chicago Packing LLC
6.5 TCR
- Ventura Foods
Ventura Foods - Albert Lea
6.2 TCR
- Full-Fill Indu
Full-Fill Industries LLC
5.9 TCR
- Kagome Inc
Kagome Inc
5.9 TCR
What this shows South Chicago Packing LLC averages 6.5 TCR (197% of the Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, refining and blending purchased oils BLS benchmark).
South Chicago Packing LLC TCR series: 2016=5.9 · 2017=8.9 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=5.3 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=7.8 · 2022=7.9 · 2023=6 · 2024=6.2 · BLS 3.3
Where South Chicago Packing LLC falls in its industry
86 Grease, inedible, animal and v establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 13 Grease, inedible, animal and v employers in Illinois.
South Chicago Packing LLC has more employees than the Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311225 · IL · Chicago
86 Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, refining and blending purchased oils employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in 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 | AgCertain Boone, LLC | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ventura Foods - Albert Lea | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Full-Fill Industries LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kagome Inc | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NG Joliet Reporting Center | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Itasca, IL Office CS | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sherman Mechanical, Inc. | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago Plant | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Gulf Coast Air Systems Inc | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RUS Industries Inc. | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bethany Health Care Center | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Horizon Ridge Warehouse #1003 | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CMC Steel Arkansas | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bollinger Fourchon | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SFO Dairy Lane | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delta Tool | 135 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.