Popcorn (except candy covered), popped, manufacturing · Illinois
The Popcorn Factory
Lake Forest, IL · ~81 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Popcorn Factory runs at 43% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Popcorn (except candy covered), popped, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
The Popcorn Factory: 1.8 TCR = 43% of Popcorn (except candy covered), popped, manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Popcorn Factory safety composite
The Popcorn Factory scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
−0.8
2021→2024
The Popcorn Factory injury rate improved
The Popcorn Factory's TCR fell 0.8 from 2.7 in 2021 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 2.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=2.7 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311919 · Lake Forest, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.8 · 43% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #1/13
- PHOTO ROSENBERG PLANT
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~81 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ROSENBERG PLANT (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Illinois employers → · Look up another →
The Popcorn Factory in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
The Popcorn Factory
1.8 TCR
- ROSENBERG PLAN
ROSENBERG PLANT
1.8 TCR
- PERRY
PERRY
1.8 TCR
- Snyder's-Lance
Snyder's-Lance Inc - S-L Snacks MA, LLC
1.8 TCR
- Outlaw Snax
Outlaw Snax
1.7 TCR
What this shows The Popcorn Factory averages 1.8 TCR (43% of the Popcorn (except candy covered), popped, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
The Popcorn Factory TCR series: 2021=2.7 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 4.1
Where The Popcorn Factory falls in its industry
253 Popcorn (except candy covered) establishmentsSafer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 13 Popcorn (except candy covered) employers in Illinois.
The Popcorn Factory has fewer employees than the Popcorn (except candy covered), popped, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311919 · IL · Lake Forest
253 Popcorn (except candy covered), popped, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 50 employers in Lake Forest, 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 | ROSENBERG PLANT | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PERRY | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Snyder's-Lance Inc - S-L Snacks MA, LLC | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Outlaw Snax | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc. Utica, IL | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Edwards Power Station | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 75E - Western S - IL Electric Ops | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Western S - IL Electric Ops | 81 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US - Corporate : 0G01 | 2,455 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0G01 - CORP LAKE FOREST, IL | 2,187 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL | 1,589 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0G11 - CORP LAKE FOREST, IL | 1,044 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | OmniSource, LLC.- Toledo Ferrous | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gundersen - Onalaska Clinic, Renal, and SSB | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Altoona- Police Department | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Deerwood Elementary School | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Milliken - Gillespie Plant | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Coastal Greenery, Inc. | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Airxchange | 81 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.