Pesticides manufacturing · Illinois
VBC Biorational Research Center
Libertyville, IL · ~179 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
VBC Biorational Research Center runs at 12% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Pesticides manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
VBC Biorational Research Center: 0.4 TCR = 12% of Pesticides manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
VBC Biorational Research Center safety composite
VBC Biorational Research Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 94% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 94% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
VBC Biorational Research Center: 0.0 → 0.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 0.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.87× in 2024
VBC Biorational Research Center's TCR rose 0.7 from 0.0 in 2020 to 0.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 0.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325320 · Libertyville, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.4 · 12% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #1/11
- PHOTO Luling Plant
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~179 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Luling Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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VBC Biorational Research Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
VBC Biorational Research Center
0.4 TCR
- Luling Plant
Luling Plant
0.4 TCR
- Trece Inc.
Trece Inc.
0.4 TCR
- Amvac Chemical 0.3
Amvac Chemical Axis Alabama Site
0.3 TCR
- Midland Cortev 0.3
Midland Corteva Agrisciences
0.3 TCR
What this shows VBC Biorational Research Center averages 0.4 TCR (12% of the Pesticides manufacturing BLS benchmark).
VBC Biorational Research Center TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0.5 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.7 · BLS 3.3
Where VBC Biorational Research Center falls in its industry
145 Pesticides manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 94% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 11 Pesticides manufacturing employers in Illinois.
VBC Biorational Research Center has more employees than the Pesticides manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.1. 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 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325320 · IL · Libertyville
145 Pesticides manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 71 employers in Libertyville, 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 | Luling Plant | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Amvac Chemical Axis Alabama Site | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trece Inc. | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midland Corteva Agrisciences | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 76E - Southern - IL Electric Ops | 179 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Chicago - Department of Water Management - 3300 E Cheltenham Pl | 179 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1038 - Alsip Production | 179 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jabil Packaging Solutions | 179 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Advocate Condell Medical Center | 1,903 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brightstar, US | 1,755 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aldridge Electric | 1,193 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hollister Incorporated Libertyville | 580 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ndx Rogers Dental Labratories | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alamo, TN | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutics Inc. | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alpine Power Systems | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | G S Long Co, INC | 179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Royal Plywood Company LLC | 179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Raymond - San Diego, Inc. | 179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Micro Matic Simon Court Facility | 179 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.