Paint and Coating Manufacturing · Illinois
West Chicago, Alpha Coating Tech
West Chicago, IL · ~41 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Chicago, Alpha Coating Tech runs at 235% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Paint and Coating Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
West Chicago, Alpha Coating Tech: 7.7 TCR = 235% of Paint and Coating Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Chicago, Alpha Coating Tech safety composite
West Chicago, Alpha Coating Tech scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
West Chicago, Alpha Coating Tech: 5.1 → 7.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 10.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.5× in 2024
West Chicago, Alpha Coating Tech's TCR rose 2.7 from 5.1 in 2022 to 7.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325510 · West Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 235% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #52/59
- PHOTO CREATIVE POWDER COAT…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~41 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CREATIVE POWDER COATINGS LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Chicago, Alpha Coating Tech in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- The DECC Compa
The DECC Company
7.8 TCR
- ICP Sun Coatin
ICP Sun Coatings, Tampa
7.8 TCR
- Carboline Comp
Carboline Company-Dayton
7.8 TCR
- This site
West Chicago, Alpha Coating Tech
7.7 TCR
- CREATIVE POWDE
CREATIVE POWDER COATINGS LLC
7.7 TCR
What this shows West Chicago, Alpha Coating Tech averages 7.7 TCR (235% of the Paint and Coating Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
West Chicago, Alpha Coating Tech TCR series: 2022=5.1 · 2023=10.4 · 2024=7.7 · BLS 3.3
Where West Chicago, Alpha Coating Tech falls in its industry
530 Paint and Coating Manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #52 safest of 59 Paint and Coating Manufacturin employers in Illinois.
West Chicago, Alpha Coating Tech has fewer employees than the Paint and Coating Manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325510 · IL · West Chicago
530 Paint and Coating Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 123 employers in West Chicago, 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 | CREATIVE POWDER COATINGS LLC | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The DECC Company | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ICP Sun Coatings, Tampa | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carboline Company-Dayton | 7.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GDM Seeds, Inc | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. - Champaign Research - CMI1 | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1987-Jerseyville, IL | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mt. Carmel Public Utility Co. | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Jel Sert Company | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY | 713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SIL3 | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Siemens West Chicago | 342 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Des Moines Ia - 3046 | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Miamisburg Oh - 3296 | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ludington State Park - Dnr | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sico North America | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pandora | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Climate Pros Sumner | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Central Transport - 212 | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 4308 - Holiday City Board Plant | 41 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.