Processed meats manufacturing · Illinois
West Liberty Foods
Bolingbrook, IL · ~469 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Liberty Foods runs at 146% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Processed meats manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
West Liberty Foods: 4.8 TCR = 146% of Processed meats manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Liberty Foods safety composite
West Liberty Foods scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
−6.9
2020→2024
West Liberty Foods injury rate improved
West Liberty Foods's TCR fell 6.9 from 10.6 in 2020 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 10.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=10.6 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311612 · Bolingbrook, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 146% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #31/49
- PHOTO Rosina Food Products…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 63 inj
- SIZE ~469 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rosina Food Products, Inc. - Industrial (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Liberty Foods in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Liberty Foods
4.8 TCR
- Rosina Food Pr
Rosina Food Products, Inc. - Industrial
4.8 TCR
- No Man's Land
No Man's Land
4.8 TCR
- Houston Portwa
Houston Portwall St Plant
4.8 TCR
- Vietti Acquisi
Vietti Acquisition LLC
4.8 TCR
What this shows West Liberty Foods averages 4.8 TCR (146% of the Processed meats manufacturing BLS benchmark).
West Liberty Foods TCR series: 2020=10.6 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.3
Where West Liberty Foods falls in its industry
613 Processed meats manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 49 Processed meats manufacturing employers in Illinois.
West Liberty Foods has more employees than the Processed meats manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.6 | 4.3 | 15 | 12 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311612 · IL · Bolingbrook
613 Processed meats manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 243 employers in Bolingbrook, 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 | Rosina Food Products, Inc. - Industrial | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | No Man's Land | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Houston Portwall St Plant | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vietti Acquisition LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Power Construction Company, LLC | 469 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ARYZTA - Northlake | 469 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1181 FOREST GLEN SCHEDULED TRANSIT OPERATIONS | 469 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lakeshore Management | 469 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IL-02 | 4,926 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Office | 1,368 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4818-48180018-300 E. CROSSROADS PKWY-WC | 971 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | G&W Electric Company | 935 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Santa Cruz Plumbing Inc | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Warren Mott High Schools | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Edgewood East Grand Forks Senior Living | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Merit Electric Inc | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Archbold OH | 469 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Atomics - Poway - A23 | 469 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lodge Manufacturing | 469 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Uptown Bakery | 469 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.