Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing · Illinois

Surebonder Adhesives

Name: Surebonder Adhesives Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Wauconda, IL · ~40 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 4.3
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Surebonder Adhesives runs at 129% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Surebonder Adhesives: 4.3 TCR = 129% of Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Surebonder Adhesives safety composite

Surebonder Adhesives scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 27%), 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).

37/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 4.26 per 100 workers

Safer than 27% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2.01 per 100 workers

Safer than 39% 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

−6.9

2016→2022

Surebonder Adhesives injury rate improved

Surebonder Adhesives's TCR fell 6.9 from 10.9 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.9 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=10.9 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=4.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325520 · Wauconda, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 129% of ind

DART 2.0 DART
RANK #17/22
PHOTO Toagosei America, Inc.
BOOK 7y book
INJ 12 inj
SIZE ~40 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Toagosei America, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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4.3
Toagosei Ameri

4.3
Greif (IP Kern

4.3
BemisUS Shirle

4.2
Polyset Compan

4.2

What this shows Surebonder Adhesives averages 4.3 TCR (129% of the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Surebonder Adhesives TCR series: 2016=10.9 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=0 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=0 · 2022=4 · BLS 3.3

Where Surebonder Adhesives falls in its industry

287 Adhesives (except asphalt, den establishments

Safer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 22 Adhesives (except asphalt, den employers in Illinois.

Surebonder Adhesives (40 employees, TCR 4.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 63 employees and a TCR of 2.7

Surebonder Adhesives has fewer employees than the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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
2022	4.0	2.0	2
2021	0.0	0.0	0
2020	4.4	4.4	2
2019	7.7	5.1	3
2018	0.0	0.0	0
2017	2.9	2.9	1
2016	10.9	8.2	4

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325520 · IL · Wauconda

287 Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 46 employers in Wauconda, IL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Toagosei America, Inc.	WEST JEFFERSON, OH	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	BemisUS Shirley	SHIRLEY, MA	4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Greif (IP Kernersville - Adhesives)	KERNERSVILLE, NC	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Polyset Company Inc	MECHANICVILLE, NY	4.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Integrity Management	DECATUR	40 FTE
STATE-SIZE	NG Bloomington Reporting Center	BLOOMINGTON	40 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Downers Grove Sanitary District	DOWNERS GROVE	40 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Window Works Addison	ADDISON	40 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Synergy Flavors, Inc.	Wauconda	224 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Acres Group - Wauconda facility	Wauconda	215 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Berger Excavating Contractors	Wauconda	161 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda	157 FTE
NAT-TCR	M1737 Florida Medic	Fort Lauderdale, FL	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Elementary	Ruthton, MN	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	0418 - Fullerton Ca Whse	Fullerton, CA	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	The Cheviot Corp.	Needham Hts, MA	4.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Envision Home Care	El Paso, TX	40 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Goodwill of Colorado - Platte	Englewood, CO	40 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Goodwill of Colorado - Monaco	Denver, CO	40 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Aventon Companies, LLC	Raleigh, NC	40 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: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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