Surface active agents manufacturing · Illinois
Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park
University Park, IL · ~75 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park runs at 109% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Surface active agents manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park: 3.6 TCR = 109% of Surface active agents manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park safety composite
Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park: 4.4 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.69× in 2024
Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park's TCR rose 0.6 from 4.4 in 2021 to 5.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325613 · University Park, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 109% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #7/7
- PHOTO ICT Walnut Grove
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~75 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ICT Walnut Grove (0.0 TCR gap)
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Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Pilot Chemical
Pilot Chemical Company - Lockland
3.9 TCR
- Applied Textil
Applied Textiles, Inc. - Michigan Location
3.8 TCR
- Kao Specialtie
Kao Specialties Americas LLC
3.7 TCR
- This site
Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park
3.6 TCR
- ICT Walnut Gro
ICT Walnut Grove
3.6 TCR
What this shows Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park averages 3.6 TCR (109% of the Surface active agents manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park TCR series: 2021=4.4 · 2022=1.4 · 2024=5 · BLS 3.3
Where Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park falls in its industry
66 Surface active agents manufact establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.7.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 7 Surface active agents manufact employers in Illinois.
Verdant Specialty Solutions University Park has more employees than the Surface active agents manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.7. 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 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325613 · IL · University Park
66 Surface active agents manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 49 employers in University 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 | ICT Walnut Grove | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kao Specialties Americas LLC | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Applied Textiles, Inc. - Michigan Location | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pilot Chemical Company - Lockland | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kankakee Nursery Co. | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenhouse | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois American Water (Chicago Metro) | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Haier Plumbing & Heating, Inc. | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - IGQ2 | 1,110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal Signal Corp (University Park) | 490 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal Signal Safety & Security Systems Group | 454 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amex Nooter | 407 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MH Masonry & Associates, Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dippin Dots | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Georgia Development Partners | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gibson County Utility District | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Botanist, Inc. | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Apex Transportation, Inc. | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Peak Resources Brookshire | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Transbay Fire Protection Inc. | 75 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.