Gelatin dessert preparations manufacturing · Illinois
The Jel Sert Company
West Chicago, IL · ~830 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Jel Sert Company runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Gelatin dessert preparations manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
The Jel Sert Company: 3.0 TCR = 74% of Gelatin dessert preparations manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Jel Sert Company safety composite
The Jel Sert Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.99 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%).
Rising injury rate
The Jel Sert Company: 2.4 → 3.1 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 3.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.99× in 2024
The Jel Sert Company's TCR rose 0.7 from 2.4 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311999 · West Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.0 · 74% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #18/39
- PHOTO Kettle Union City
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 256 inj
- SIZE ~830 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kettle Union City (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Jel Sert Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fuji Foods, US
Fuji Foods, USA-6205
3.1 TCR
- Texas Egg Prod
Texas Egg Products
3.1 TCR
- This site
The Jel Sert Company
3 TCR
- Kettle Union C
Kettle Union City
3 TCR
- Givaudan Devon
Givaudan Devon
3 TCR
What this shows The Jel Sert Company averages 3.0 TCR (74% of the Gelatin dessert preparations manufacturing BLS benchmark).
The Jel Sert Company TCR series: 2016=2.4 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=3 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 4.1
Where The Jel Sert Company falls in its industry
335 Gelatin dessert preparations m establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 39 Gelatin dessert preparations m employers in Illinois.
The Jel Sert Company has more employees than the Gelatin dessert preparations manufacturi median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 34 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311999 · IL · West Chicago
335 Gelatin dessert preparations manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 123 employers in West 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 | Kettle Union City | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fuji Foods, USA-6205 | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Givaudan Devon | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Texas Egg Products | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Belleville Township High School District 201 | 830 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHI Overhead Doors, Arthur | 829 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NORA | 829 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Norwegian American Hospital Main | 832 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY | 713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SIL3 | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Siemens West Chicago | 342 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 530 Industrial | 330 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | School Specialty, Inc. - Delta Education | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Springfield | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DB01 | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marysville Ethanol, LLC | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lexington | 830 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lake Region Medical | 830 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flightstar Aircraft Services, LLC | 830 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TCCo-OH | 830 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.