Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture · Illinois
Applied Acoustics International
Chicago Heights, IL · ~125 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Applied Acoustics International runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture workplace, earning a grade D.
Applied Acoustics International: 5.1 TCR = 153% of Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Applied Acoustics International safety composite
Applied Acoustics International scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Applied Acoustics International: 4.7 → 5.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.08× in 2024
Applied Acoustics International's TCR rose 0.8 from 4.7 in 2022 to 5.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.08× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336111 · Chicago Heights, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 153% of ind
- DART 5.4 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Flint Assembly
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~125 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Flint Assembly (0.0 TCR gap)
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Applied Acoustics International in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Applied Acoustics International
5.1 TCR
- VWGoA SERDC
VWGoA SERDC
5.1 TCR
- Flint Assembly
Flint Assembly
5 TCR
- Autokiniton Bl
Autokiniton Blissfield
5 TCR
- Michigan Assem
Michigan Assembly (Yr 2011+)
5 TCR
What this shows Applied Acoustics International averages 5.1 TCR (153% of the Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture BLS benchmark).
Applied Acoustics International TCR series: 2022=4.7 · 2024=5.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Applied Acoustics International falls in its industry
158 Assembly plants, passenger car establishmentsSafer than 39% 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 #4 safest of 6 Assembly plants, passenger car employers in Illinois.
Applied Acoustics International has fewer employees than the Assembly plants, passenger car, on chass 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 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336111 · IL · Chicago Heights
158 Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 82 employers in Chicago Heights, 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 | Flint Assembly | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VWGoA SERDC | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Autokiniton Blissfield | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Michigan Assembly (Yr 2011+) | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Joppa Power Station | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dunnet Bay Main | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J3 Construction Inc. | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Westside Mechanical Group Design/Build, LLC. | 125 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 309 CHICAGO | 1,341 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHICAGO STMP | 1,226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6284-YR-309 RX | 827 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CGT | 581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Foothill Fire Protection, Inc | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RED Logistics, LLC | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6215 Waterford | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SEF - Nelson Stud Welding - Liberty | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Vibracoustic USA INC dba Adhesive Plant (M2) | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Life Care Center of Sandpoint | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bidwell Care Center LLC | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dot Transportation, Inc. Modesto, CA | 125 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.