Flavoring concentrates (except coffee based) manufacturing · Illinois
Synergy Flavors, Inc.
Wauconda, IL · ~224 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Synergy Flavors, Inc. runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Flavoring concentrates (except coffee based) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Synergy Flavors, Inc.: 2.3 TCR = 55% of Flavoring concentrates (except coffee based) manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Synergy Flavors, Inc. safety composite
Synergy Flavors, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.2
2016→2024
Synergy Flavors, Inc. injury rate improved
Synergy Flavors, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.2 from 5.0 in 2016 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.0 · 2017=2.5 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311930 · Wauconda, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 55% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #4/9
- PHOTO California Natural P…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~224 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: California Natural Products (0.0 TCR gap)
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Synergy Flavors, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Heartland Food
Heartland Food Products Group Plant
2.4 TCR
- This site
Synergy Flavors, Inc.
2.3 TCR
- California Nat
California Natural Products
2.3 TCR
- Mother Murphy'
Mother Murphy's Elm
2.2 TCR
- R. Torre & CO
R. Torre & CO Inc.
2.2 TCR
What this shows Synergy Flavors, Inc. averages 2.3 TCR (55% of the Flavoring concentrates (except coffee based) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Synergy Flavors, Inc. TCR series: 2016=5 · 2017=2.5 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 4.1
Where Synergy Flavors, Inc. falls in its industry
96 Flavoring concentrates (except establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 9 Flavoring concentrates (except employers in Illinois.
Synergy Flavors, Inc. has more employees than the Flavoring concentrates (except coffee ba median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311930 · IL · Wauconda
96 Flavoring concentrates (except coffee based) 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 | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | California Natural Products | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mother Murphy's Elm | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R. Torre & CO Inc. | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heartland Food Products Group Plant | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Scurto Cement Construction, Ltd. | 224 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Area Erectors - Corporate | 224 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farmington | 224 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Henry Broch & Co. | 224 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Acres Group - Wauconda facility | 215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Berger Excavating Contractors | 161 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wauconda, IL | 157 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fidelitone - 1260 Wauconda | 151 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. - Batesville Plant | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | B G Brecke Inc | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | EP Scientific Products, LLC | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Madeira Beach Courtyard | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Knoxville | 224 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Heritage Towers | 224 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kyger Creek Station | 224 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Quality Custom Distribution - Charlotte | 224 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.