Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Illinois

VIM Recyclers LP

Aurora, IL · ~115 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
2.0
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

VIM Recyclers LP runs at 91% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade C.

VIM Recyclers LP: 2.0 TCR = 91% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

VIM Recyclers LP safety composite

VIM Recyclers LP scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).

C

60/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.01 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.58 per 100 workers

Safer than 51% 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%).

TCR Δ

−1.8

2017→2024

VIM Recyclers LP injury rate improved

VIM Recyclers LP's TCR fell 1.8 from 3.4 in 2017 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=3.4 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Aurora, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade C · TCR 2.0 · 91% of ind

  • DART 1.6 DART
  • RANK #14/62
  • PHOTO J. Morgan Company, I…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 16 inj
  • SIZE ~115 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: J. Morgan Company, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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VIM Recyclers LP in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows VIM Recyclers LP averages 2.0 TCR (91% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

VIM Recyclers LP TCR series: 2017=3.4 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 2.2

Where VIM Recyclers LP falls in its industry

1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishments

Safer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 62 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Illinois.

VIM Recyclers LP (115 employees, TCR 2.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate VIM Recyclers LP
VIM Recyclers LP (115 employees, TCR 2.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

VIM Recyclers LP has more employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 1.6 1.6 3 0 0
2023 1.1 1.1 2 0 0
2022 2.3 2.3 4 0 0
2021 1.8 0.9 2 0 0
2017 3.4 2.0 5 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · IL · Aurora

1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 325 employers in Aurora, 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 J. Morgan Company, Inc. 2.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ferrous Schlafer 2.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Wyoming Steel & Recycling Iron & Metals Inc. 2.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR OmniSource LLC - Athens 2.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE Novak Construction Company 115 FTE
STATE-SIZE MTH Industries 115 FTE
STATE-SIZE Installation Professionals 115 FTE
STATE-SIZE EMCOR Services Team Mechanical 115 FTE
CITY-NEAR Indian Prairie School District 204 3,309 FTE
CITY-NEAR Factor Aurora 2,167 FTE
CITY-NEAR Rush Copley Medical Center, Inc. 2,163 FTE
CITY-NEAR ANDY FRAIN SERVICES INC 2,100 FTE
NAT-TCR AAkron Rule Corp 2.0 TCR
NAT-TCR River City Environmental Inc. 2.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Vutex Inc 2.0 TCR
NAT-TCR DG Foods 2.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE MicroPrecision LLC 115 FTE
NAT-SIZE Winkler Court 115 FTE
NAT-SIZE Hinesville Project 115 FTE
NAT-SIZE Delta Air Lines - MKE 115 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.