Brass foundries (except die-casting) · Illinois
Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc.
Bensenville, IL · ~76 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc. runs at 113% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Brass foundries (except die-casting) workplace, earning a grade C.
Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc.: 3.7 TCR = 113% of Brass foundries (except die-casting) BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc. safety composite
Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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
Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc.: 2.9 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 8.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.94× in 2024
Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc.'s TCR rose 2.4 from 2.9 in 2016 to 5.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.94× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331529 · Bensenville, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 113% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #3/11
- PHOTO Selmet Inc
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~76 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Selmet Inc (0.2 TCR gap)
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Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Selmet Inc
Selmet Inc
3.9 TCR
- This site
Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- MBAF
MBAF
3.5 TCR
- Sloan Valve
Sloan Valve
3.5 TCR
- Hildreth MFG L
Hildreth MFG LLC
3.4 TCR
What this shows Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc. averages 3.7 TCR (113% of the Brass foundries (except die-casting) BLS benchmark).
Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc. TCR series: 2016=2.9 · 2017=8 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=2 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc. falls in its industry
124 Brass foundries (except die-ca establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 11 Brass foundries (except die-ca employers in Illinois.
Alu-Bra Foundry, Inc. has more employees than the Brass foundries (except die-casting) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.4. 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 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.0 | 5.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331529 · IL · Bensenville
124 Brass foundries (except die-casting) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 82 employers in Bensenville, 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 | Selmet Inc | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MBAF | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sloan Valve | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hildreth MFG LLC | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rend Lake Conservancy District | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CORE Construction Services of Illinois, Inc. | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenville Headquarters | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Keeley & Sons, Inc. | 76 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3Y US Foods Bensenville | 412 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US Foods Chicago | 387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ORD - Main facility | 367 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US Foods Bensenville | 366 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Slavilk & Company, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fiber Tech | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mann Packing Inc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Business Card Service Inc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rural Route 1 Popcorn | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | National Trade Supply, LLC | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trilliant Surgical, LLC doing business as Enovis Foot & Ankle | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 493008-Exeter | RI | OST-140 | 76 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.