Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors · Illinois
Area Erectors - Rockford
Rockford, IL · ~134 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Area Erectors - Rockford runs at 161% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Area Erectors - Rockford: 4.5 TCR = 161% of Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Area Erectors - Rockford safety composite
Area Erectors - Rockford scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 42%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−4.7
2016→2023
Area Erectors - Rockford injury rate improved
Area Erectors - Rockford's TCR fell 4.7 from 7.6 in 2016 to 2.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.6 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238120 · Rockford, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 161% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #18/30
- PHOTO Hermitage Steel
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~134 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hermitage Steel (0.0 TCR gap)
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Area Erectors - Rockford in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Area Erectors - Rockford
4.5 TCR
- Hermitage Stee
Hermitage Steel
4.5 TCR
- Boss Steel Inc
Boss Steel Inc.
4.5 TCR
- Composite Cons
Composite Construction Systems, Inc.
4.5 TCR
- Phoenix Manufa
Phoenix Manufacturing-Glasgow
4.5 TCR
What this shows Area Erectors - Rockford averages 4.5 TCR (161% of the Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS benchmark).
Area Erectors - Rockford TCR series: 2016=7.6 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=4 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=2.9 · BLS 2.8
Where Area Erectors - Rockford falls in its industry
705 Structural steel erecting or i establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 30 Structural steel erecting or i employers in Illinois.
Area Erectors - Rockford has more employees than the Structural steel erecting or iron work c median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238120 · IL · Rockford
705 Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 405 employers in Rockford, 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 | Hermitage Steel | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Boss Steel Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Composite Construction Systems, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Phoenix Manufacturing-Glasgow | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Korte Construction Company DBA The Korte Company | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago - #70 | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pentegra Systems Naperville | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lifetouch Services Inc. - Yearbook Plant Loves Park | 134 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILRKF - ROCKFORD AIR HUB | 2,634 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swedish American Hospital - 4800 | 2,629 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PCI Pharma Services Rockford | 2,175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SwedishAmerican Hospital | 1,855 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 700 S. Pearl St - Transportation | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #4707 Renton, WA | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Morristown | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | So Cal Livehaul Cherry | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Storflex | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advanced Rehabilitation and Healthcare of Bowie | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Codonics Inc | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ron Bouchard's Auto Sales, Inc | 134 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.