Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing · Illinois
Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC
Chicago, IL · ~582 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC: 5.7 TCR = 135% of Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing BLS 4.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC safety composite
Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
−2.7
2016→2024
Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC injury rate improved
Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC's TCR fell 2.7 from 7.8 in 2016 to 5.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.8 · 2017=6.4 · 2018=4.5 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=5.0 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=5.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311340 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 135% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #28/35
- PHOTO YouBar Inc
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 168 inj
- SIZE ~582 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: YouBar Inc (0.1 TCR gap)
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Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC
5.7 TCR
- Mondelez Inter
Mondelez International-Rockford Plant
5.7 TCR
- YouBar Inc
YouBar Inc
5.6 TCR
- Spangler Candy
Spangler Candy Company- West Campus
5.6 TCR
- Paulaur Corpor
Paulaur Corporation
5.5 TCR
What this shows Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC averages 5.7 TCR (135% of the Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC TCR series: 2016=7.8 · 2017=6.4 · 2018=4.5 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=5 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=5.1 · BLS 4.2
Where Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC falls in its industry
123 Confectionery, nonchocolate, m establishmentsSafer than 33% 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 #28 safest of 35 Confectionery, nonchocolate, m employers in Illinois.
Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC has more employees than the Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturi median and a higher 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 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 16 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 33 | 7 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311340 · IL · Chicago
123 Confectionery, nonchocolate, 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 | YouBar Inc | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spangler Candy Company- West Campus | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mondelez International-Rockford Plant | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Paulaur Corporation | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital | 582 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Heating and Air Conditioning | 581 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | General Mills (Belvidere) | 583 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sysco Chicago | 581 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 | The Foundation Specialists | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Schneider Tire Outlet, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Price Chopper #600 | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hytech Roofing, INC | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Crc Tempe Az | 582 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sugar Foods Corporation- Villa Rica | 582 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wenger Corp - OWA | 582 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | West Chester HQ | 582 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.