Acrylic resins manufacturing · Illinois
The Dow Chemical Company-Kankakee, IL
Kankakee, IL · ~56 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Dow Chemical Company-Kankakee, IL runs at 5% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Acrylic resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
The Dow Chemical Company-Kankakee, IL: 0.2 TCR = 5% of Acrylic resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Dow Chemical Company-Kankakee, IL safety composite
The Dow Chemical Company-Kankakee, IL scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 96% 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).
78/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 96% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% 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%).
The Dow Chemical Company-Kankakee, IL held a steady TCR band
The Dow Chemical Company-Kankakee, IL's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 1.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Kankakee, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.2 · 5% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/34
- PHOTO Fortron Industries
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 0 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fortron Industries (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Dow Chemical Company-Kankakee, IL in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.2
The Dow Chemical Company-Kankakee, IL
0.2 TCR
- Fortron Indust 0.2
Fortron Industries
0.2 TCR
- Kraton Chemica 0.2
Kraton Chemical, LLC
0.2 TCR
- DuPont Special 0.2
DuPont Specialty Prodcuts USA, LLC
0.2 TCR
- Beaumont Polye 0.2
Beaumont Polyethylene Plant
0.2 TCR
What this shows The Dow Chemical Company-Kankakee, IL averages 0.2 TCR (5% of the Acrylic resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
The Dow Chemical Company-Kankakee, IL TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where The Dow Chemical Company-Kankakee, IL falls in its industry
644 Acrylic resins manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 96% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 34 Acrylic resins manufacturing employers in Illinois.
The Dow Chemical Company-Kankakee, IL has fewer employees than the Acrylic resins manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · IL · Kankakee
644 Acrylic resins manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 105 employers in Kankakee, 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 | Fortron Industries | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kraton Chemical, LLC | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DuPont Specialty Prodcuts USA, LLC | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Beaumont Polyethylene Plant | 0.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bulk Power Operations | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Norris Electric Cooperative | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 73G - Northern S - IL Gas Ops | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schaumburg Reporting Center | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | RIVERSIDE HEALTH SYSTEM - 7240724 | 3,145 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER | 2,562 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kankakee SD #111 | 859 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Presence St. Mary's Hospital Kankakee | 726 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Petrochemical Complex | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BASF Corporation | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blueline Manufacturing | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Qorvo - 7628 | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fontaine Bros. Inc. | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlanta | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | San Bernardino- Dry Bulk Transport | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | West Memphis | 56 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.