Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing · Illinois
USA IL Chicago Exchange Plant
Chicago, IL · ~33 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
USA IL Chicago Exchange Plant runs at 269% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
USA IL Chicago Exchange Plant: 8.9 TCR = 269% of Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
USA IL Chicago Exchange Plant safety composite
USA IL Chicago Exchange Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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
USA IL Chicago Exchange Plant: 6.9 → 10.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 10.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.41× in 2022
USA IL Chicago Exchange Plant's TCR rose 4.0 from 6.9 in 2021 to 10.9 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325510 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.9 · 269% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #56/59
- PHOTO Architectural & Indu…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Architectural & Industrial Metal Finishing Co., LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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USA IL Chicago Exchange Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Tabco
Tabco
9.1 TCR
- This site
USA IL Chicago Exchange Plant
8.9 TCR
- Architectural
Architectural & Industrial Metal Finishing Co., LLC
8.9 TCR
- ChromaScape Ke
ChromaScape Kentucky
8.8 TCR
- IFS Coatings A
IFS Coatings Ardmore
8.5 TCR
What this shows USA IL Chicago Exchange Plant averages 8.9 TCR (269% of the Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
USA IL Chicago Exchange Plant TCR series: 2021=6.9 · 2022=10.9 · BLS 3.3
Where USA IL Chicago Exchange Plant falls in its industry
530 Industrial product finishes an establishmentsSafer than 5% 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 #56 safest of 59 Industrial product finishes an employers in Illinois.
USA IL Chicago Exchange Plant has fewer employees than the Industrial product finishes and coatings median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325510 · IL · Chicago
530 Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) 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 | Architectural & Industrial Metal Finishing Co., LLC | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ChromaScape Kentucky | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tabco | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IFS Coatings Ardmore | 8.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PharmaCann Dwight | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Konos | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mendota Farm Shop 208 | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NRG Will County Generating Station | 33 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 | T134 | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Country Villa Belmont Heights Healthcare Ctr | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CareGivers America LLC Lehighton | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 483381-Gal-Bob Lyons Sta | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wheelabrator Lisbon Inc. | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wheelabrator Concord Company, L.P. | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, L.P. | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Syntec Corporate | 33 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.