Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Viking Chemical Co.
Rockford, IL · ~52 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Viking Chemical Co. runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Viking Chemical Co.: 3.3 TCR = 150% of Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Viking Chemical Co. safety composite
Viking Chemical Co. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
Viking Chemical Co.: 1.8 → 6.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.53× in 2024
Viking Chemical Co.'s TCR rose 4.9 from 1.8 in 2016 to 6.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Rockford, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.3 · 150% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #27/38
- PHOTO Hubbard-Hall, Waterb…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hubbard-Hall, Waterbury (0.0 TCR gap)
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Viking Chemical Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Viking Chemical Co.
3.3 TCR
- Hubbard-Hall,
Hubbard-Hall, Waterbury
3.3 TCR
- Rancho Cucamon
Rancho Cucamonga Packaged Gas Plant
3.3 TCR
- Amano Enzyme U
Amano Enzyme U.S.A. Co., Ltd.
3.3 TCR
- Meras Engineer
Meras Engineering, Inc.
3.3 TCR
What this shows Viking Chemical Co. averages 3.3 TCR (150% of the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Viking Chemical Co. TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=6.7 · BLS 2.2
Where Viking Chemical Co. falls in its industry
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 38 Chemicals (except agriculture) employers in Illinois.
Viking Chemical Co. has more employees than the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., au median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · IL · Rockford
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 405 employers in Rockford, 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 | Hubbard-Hall, Waterbury | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rancho Cucamonga Packaged Gas Plant | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Amano Enzyme U.S.A. Co., Ltd. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Meras Engineering, Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Curative Health Cultivation LLC | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2502-Ashton, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sauget | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1240-Monmouth, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILRKF - ROCKFORD AIR HUB | 2,634 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swedish American Hospital - 4800 | 2,629 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PCI Pharma Services Rockford | 2,175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SwedishAmerican Hospital | 1,855 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Littleton BNSF - AAW | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Eagle #6513 | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fred Olivieri Construction Company | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Iverson Construction | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rfc Pa | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gordonsville High School | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carlstadt | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale St. Augustine | 52 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.