Brake fluids, petroleum, made from refined petroleum · Illinois
Tower Metalworking Fluids
Chicago, IL · ~34 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tower Metalworking Fluids runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Brake fluids, petroleum, made from refined petroleum workplace, earning a grade B.
Tower Metalworking Fluids: 2.4 TCR = 72% of Brake fluids, petroleum, made from refined petroleum BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tower Metalworking Fluids safety composite
Tower Metalworking Fluids scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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)
- D 2.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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
Tower Metalworking Fluids: 0.0 → 3.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 3.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.28× in 2024
Tower Metalworking Fluids's TCR rose 3.0 from 0.0 in 2018 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 324191 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 72% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #8/11
- PHOTO Summit Lubricants
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Summit Lubricants (0.1 TCR gap)
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Tower Metalworking Fluids in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tower Metalworking Fluids
2.4 TCR
- Summit Lubrica
Summit Lubricants
2.4 TCR
- Quaker Houghto
Quaker Houghton
2.3 TCR
- Quaker Houghto
Quaker Houghton PA, Inc. - Detroit
2.3 TCR
- Rock Valley Oi
Rock Valley Oil & Chemical
2.3 TCR
What this shows Tower Metalworking Fluids averages 2.4 TCR (72% of the Brake fluids, petroleum, made from refined petroleum BLS benchmark).
Tower Metalworking Fluids TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3
Where Tower Metalworking Fluids falls in its industry
171 Brake fluids, petroleum, made establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 11 Brake fluids, petroleum, made employers in Illinois.
Tower Metalworking Fluids has fewer employees than the Brake fluids, petroleum, made from refin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
324191 · IL · Chicago
171 Brake fluids, petroleum, made from refined petroleum 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 | Summit Lubricants | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Quaker Houghton | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Quaker Houghton PA, Inc. - Detroit | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rock Valley Oil & Chemical | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cresco Labs - Kankakee | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kendall Energy Facility | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Adams Electric | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Town of Normal - Water | 34 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 | Johnstone Supple (D&D Distributing) | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bowling Green Distribution Center | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 9to5 Seating LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elite Octane LLC. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Logistec USA - Brunswick | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BAS Walls & Ceilings LLC | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wagner General Contractors, Inc, TN | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ZM Sheet Metal - Chantilly | 34 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.