Machine shops · Illinois
American Grinding & Machine Co.
Chicago, IL · ~54 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American Grinding & Machine Co. runs at 172% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade D.
American Grinding & Machine Co.: 5.7 TCR = 172% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American Grinding & Machine Co. safety composite
American Grinding & Machine Co. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 27%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
American Grinding & Machine Co.: 7.1 → 12.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 12.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.43× in 2024
American Grinding & Machine Co.'s TCR rose 5.1 from 7.1 in 2017 to 12.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332710 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 172% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #77/103
- PHOTO Maxcess Magnat-Fairv…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Maxcess Magnat-Fairview (0.0 TCR gap)
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American Grinding & Machine Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
American Grinding & Machine Co.
5.7 TCR
- Maxcess Magnat
Maxcess Magnat-Fairview
5.7 TCR
- Mittler Bros M
Mittler Bros Machine & Tool
5.7 TCR
- The Weston Com
The Weston Company
5.7 TCR
- Industrial Eng
Industrial Engineering Company
5.7 TCR
What this shows American Grinding & Machine Co. averages 5.7 TCR (172% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).
American Grinding & Machine Co. TCR series: 2017=7.1 · 2018=9.8 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=12.2 · BLS 3.3
Where American Grinding & Machine Co. falls in its industry
1,821 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #77 safest of 103 Machine shops employers in Illinois.
American Grinding & Machine Co. has more employees than the Machine shops median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332710 · IL · Chicago
1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in 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 | Maxcess Magnat-Fairview | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mittler Bros Machine & Tool | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Weston Company | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Industrial Engineering Company | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois Crop Improvement Association, Inc. | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois Electric Cooperative | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenlink Energy Solutions, Inc. | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | POINTCORE Construction, LLC | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Diamond Saw Works, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greenspring Village | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PBV-Western Operations Warehouse | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Total Water Treatment Systems Inc. Madison | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Four Seasons Kanga Roof | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. - Chickasha | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Quail Street - Albany | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nucor Harris Rebar Mid-Atlantic LLC (Baltimore Facility) | 54 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.