Vegetable juice concentrates, frozen, manufacturing · Illinois
Vegetable Juices Inc
Bedford Park, IL · ~117 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vegetable Juices Inc runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Vegetable juice concentrates, frozen, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Vegetable Juices Inc: 4.1 TCR = 124% of Vegetable juice concentrates, frozen, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vegetable Juices Inc safety composite
Vegetable Juices Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 26%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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
Vegetable Juices Inc: 2.0 → 6.8 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 9.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.11× in 2024
Vegetable Juices Inc's TCR rose 4.8 from 2.0 in 2017 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311411 · Bedford Park, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 124% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO Bells Plant
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~117 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bells Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vegetable Juices Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Vegetable Juices Inc
4.1 TCR
- Bells Plant
Bells Plant
4.1 TCR
- Wawona Frozen
Wawona Frozen Foods- Cedar Plant
4 TCR
- Cedars Mediter
Cedars Mediterranean Foods
4 TCR
- Fruit Fillings
Fruit Fillings Inc
4 TCR
What this shows Vegetable Juices Inc averages 4.1 TCR (124% of the Vegetable juice concentrates, frozen, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Vegetable Juices Inc TCR series: 2017=2 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=9.3 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Vegetable Juices Inc falls in its industry
224 Vegetable juice concentrates, establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 6 Vegetable juice concentrates, employers in Illinois.
Vegetable Juices Inc has fewer employees than the Vegetable juice concentrates, frozen, ma median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311411 · IL · Bedford Park
224 Vegetable juice concentrates, frozen, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 140 employers in Bedford Park, 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 | Bells Plant | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wawona Frozen Foods- Cedar Plant | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cedars Mediterranean Foods | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fruit Fillings Inc | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2508-Waterman, IL | 117 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 01 - Walsh Construction Company | 117 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Facebook DKL 3|5|6 21120003 | 117 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allied Power Services - Exelon, Byron Station | 117 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MDWPW9669 MDW - OPS | 1,757 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILBED - BEDFORD PARK | 1,041 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BEDFORD PARK (ILBED) | 835 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 161546-SOUTH SUBURBAN IL P&DC | 834 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Concrete Designs Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Martin Sprocket & Gear 07 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10584 San Luis Obispo | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10498 Highland Village | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | T. Marzetti Distribution Center | 117 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Performance Drywall | 117 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chinook Lumber | 117 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pine Grove Middle School | 117 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.