Lens grinding, ophthalmic (except in retail stores) · Illinois

Walman Optical - Milan

Milan, IL · ~32 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.1
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Walman Optical - Milan runs at 33% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Lens grinding, ophthalmic (except in retail stores) workplace, earning a grade A.

Walman Optical - Milan: 1.1 TCR = 33% of Lens grinding, ophthalmic (except in retail stores) BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Walman Optical - Milan safety composite

Walman Optical - Milan scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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

73/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.08 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 84% 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%).

TCR Δ

−3.3

2022→2024

Walman Optical - Milan injury rate improved

Walman Optical - Milan's TCR fell 3.3 from 3.3 in 2022 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=3.3 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 339115 · Milan, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 33% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #1/6
  • PHOTO Vision Ease - St. Cl…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 0 inj
  • SIZE ~32 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Vision Ease - St. Cloud (0.0 TCR gap)

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Walman Optical - Milan in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Walman Optical - Milan averages 1.1 TCR (33% of the Lens grinding, ophthalmic (except in retail stores) BLS benchmark).

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

Walman Optical - Milan TCR series: 2022=3.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Walman Optical - Milan falls in its industry

135 Lens grinding, ophthalmic (exc establishments

Safer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 6 Lens grinding, ophthalmic (exc employers in Illinois.

Walman Optical - Milan (32 employees, TCR 1.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 113 employees and a TCR of 1.9 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 05001,0001,5002,000 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate Walman Optical - Milan
Walman Optical - Milan (32 employees, TCR 1.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 113 employees and a TCR of 1.9

Walman Optical - Milan has fewer employees than the Lens grinding, ophthalmic (except in ret median and a lower 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 3.3 3.3 0 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

339115 · IL · Milan

135 Lens grinding, ophthalmic (except in retail stores) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 40 employers in Milan, 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 Vision Ease - St. Cloud 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Walman Optical - Branch 40 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Winchester Optical Co 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR WOS Optical 1.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE AMEREN ILLINOIS - Eastern 32 FTE
STATE-SIZE Utility Department 32 FTE
STATE-SIZE AMEREN ILLINOIS - AIC Gas Corrosion 32 FTE
STATE-SIZE NG Ottawa Reporting Center 32 FTE
CITY-NEAR John Deere North American Parts Distribution Center 1,322 FTE
CITY-NEAR John Deere Parts NA 1,122 FTE
CITY-NEAR John Deere Parts Distribution Center - Milan 1,043 FTE
CITY-NEAR Building 4 626 FTE
NAT-TCR American Tool and Mold 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Zoetis GMS North 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Shin-Etsu MicroSi Inc 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Pearce Pump Supply 1.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE Apex Industries Corporation 32 FTE
NAT-SIZE South Central Sealing LLC 32 FTE
NAT-SIZE Westrock Coffee Company - Gregory DC 32 FTE
NAT-SIZE Carter Lumber Door Millwork Hub 389 32 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. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.