Brakes and parts for railroad rolling stock manufacturing · Illinois
Anchor Brake Shoe
West Chicago, IL · ~61 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Anchor Brake Shoe runs at 273% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Brakes and parts for railroad rolling stock manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Anchor Brake Shoe: 9.0 TCR = 273% of Brakes and parts for railroad rolling stock manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Anchor Brake Shoe safety composite
Anchor Brake Shoe scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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
−4.5
2017→2024
Anchor Brake Shoe injury rate improved
Anchor Brake Shoe's TCR fell 4.5 from 8.9 in 2017 to 4.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 15.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.9 · 2018=10.3 · 2019=8.1 · 2020=15.3 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=12.6 · 2024=4.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336510 · West Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.0 · 273% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #20/21
- PHOTO Stucki Locomotive Se…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 37 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Stucki Locomotive Services (0.2 TCR gap)
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Anchor Brake Shoe in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Dyer-Hadady Co
Dyer-Hadady Corporation
9.5 TCR
- Main
Main
9.5 TCR
- Dayton Phoenix
Dayton Phoenix Group Inc
9.4 TCR
- This site
Anchor Brake Shoe
9 TCR
- Stucki Locomot
Stucki Locomotive Services
8.8 TCR
What this shows Anchor Brake Shoe averages 9.0 TCR (273% of the Brakes and parts for railroad rolling stock manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Anchor Brake Shoe TCR series: 2017=8.9 · 2018=10.3 · 2019=8.1 · 2020=15.3 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=12.6 · 2024=4.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Anchor Brake Shoe falls in its industry
208 Brakes and parts for railroad establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 21 Brakes and parts for railroad employers in Illinois.
Anchor Brake Shoe has fewer employees than the Brakes and parts for railroad rolling st median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336510 · IL · West Chicago
208 Brakes and parts for railroad rolling stock 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 | Stucki Locomotive Services | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dayton Phoenix Group Inc | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dyer-Hadady Corporation | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Main | 9.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Goodmark Nurseries LLC | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2505-Mason City, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Springfield | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Tech - Engineering | 61 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 | Center Processing Plant | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1120 | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jetco Machine and Fabrication, LLC. | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AZF002 | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Marys Manor | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Administartion Office | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Diversified Manufacturing and Assembly | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | I-Corp, Inc. | 61 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.