Bag opening, filling, and closing machines manufacturing · Illinois

Waukegan, IL

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Waukegan, IL · ~37 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.3
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Waukegan, IL runs at 70% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Bag opening, filling, and closing machines manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Waukegan, IL: 2.3 TCR = 70% of Bag opening, filling, and closing machines manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Waukegan, IL safety composite

Waukegan, IL scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).

36/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 2.31 per 100 workers

Safer than 50% of industry peers
DART rate: F 3.96 per 100 workers

Safer than 9% 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

Waukegan, IL: 0.0 → 4.0 TCR

Peak year 2018 @ 4.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.71× in 2018

Waukegan, IL's TCR rose 4.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 1.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333993 · Waukegan, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 70% of ind

DART 4.0 DART
RANK #8/33
PHOTO MGS
BOOK 3y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~37 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: MGS (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.3
MGS

2.3
Zalkin America

2.3
Modern Packagi

2.3
Rethceif Enter

2.3

What this shows Waukegan, IL averages 2.3 TCR (70% of the Bag opening, filling, and closing machines manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Waukegan, IL TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=3 · 2018=4 · BLS 3.3

Where Waukegan, IL falls in its industry

269 Bag opening, filling, and clos establishments

Safer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 33 Bag opening, filling, and clos employers in Illinois.

Waukegan, IL (37 employees, TCR 2.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 66 employees and a TCR of 2.4

Waukegan, IL has fewer employees than the Bag opening, filling, and closing machin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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
2018	4.0	4.0	1
2017	3.0	3.0	1
2016	0.0	0.0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333993 · IL · Waukegan

269 Bag opening, filling, and closing machines manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 141 employers in Waukegan, IL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	MGS	MAPLE GROVE, MN	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Zalkin Americas	STATHAM, GA	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Modern Packaging LLC	DEER PARK, NY	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Rethceif Enterprises LLC	OSSIAN, IN	2.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Curtis Orchard Ltd	CHAMPAIGN	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Tuscola	TUSCOLA	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Lewis Seed Farms, Inc. - Ursa	URSA	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Aurora Fleet Facility	AURORA	37 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Waukegan PSD #60	Waukegan	2,420 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Vista Medical Center	Waukegan	936 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Visual Pak Waukegan	Waukegan	807 FTE
CITY-NEAR	American Blending & Filling	Waukegan	793 FTE
NAT-TCR	Lathrop (Harland Road)	Lathrop, CA	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Cornelia Plant	Cornelia, GA	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Coquille Economic Development Corporation	North Bend, OR	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Compassionate Care Hospice of Hialeah	Hialeah, FL	2.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Kauffman Engineering, Inc. DAV	Davenport, IA	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Flint Group	Anniston, AL	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	1101 - Greenblendz	Auburn Hills, MI	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	PCT 51025 Fort Worth	Tyler, TX	37 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: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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