Salad dressings manufacturing · Illinois
Tec Foods Inc.
Chicago, IL · ~51 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tec Foods Inc. runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Salad dressings manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Tec Foods Inc.: 2.2 TCR = 53% of Salad dressings manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tec Foods Inc. safety composite
Tec Foods Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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
−0.5
2016→2024
Tec Foods Inc. injury rate improved
Tec Foods Inc.'s TCR fell 0.5 from 2.2 in 2016 to 1.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.2 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=6.1 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=1.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311941 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.2 · 53% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #3/10
- PHOTO Hidden Valley Mfg
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~51 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hidden Valley Mfg (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tec Foods Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tec Foods Inc.
2.2 TCR
- Hidden Valley
Hidden Valley Mfg
2.2 TCR
- Kerry/Fleischm
Kerry/Fleischmann's Vinegar - North Rose
2.2 TCR
- Silver Spring
Silver Spring Foods, Inc.
2.2 TCR
- Kens Foods Geo
Kens Foods Georgia
2.2 TCR
What this shows Tec Foods Inc. averages 2.2 TCR (53% of the Salad dressings manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Tec Foods Inc. TCR series: 2016=2.2 · 2017=0 · 2018=6.1 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=1.7 · BLS 4.1
Where Tec Foods Inc. falls in its industry
134 Salad dressings manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 10 Salad dressings manufacturing employers in Illinois.
Tec Foods Inc. has fewer employees than the Salad dressings manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311941 · IL · Chicago
134 Salad dressings manufacturing 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 | Hidden Valley Mfg | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kerry/Fleischmann's Vinegar - North Rose | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Silver Spring Foods, Inc. | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kens Foods Georgia | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Larch Farm | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CDG | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prince Minerals LLC - QUI | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Quincy | 51 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 | Husky Injection Molding Systems Inc. | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Katy Distribution Center Office #2031 | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Los Angeles, Ca | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PEPCO-Forestville Service Center | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Akron Research | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate Office- Karns Quality Foods | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Med Express - State | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Public Works | 51 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.