Coiled springs (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip, manufacturing · Illinois
Ark Technologies
St. Charles, IL · ~53 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ark Technologies runs at 115% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Coiled springs (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Ark Technologies: 3.8 TCR = 115% of Coiled springs (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ark Technologies safety composite
Ark Technologies scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% 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
−5.7
2017→2024
Ark Technologies injury rate improved
Ark Technologies's TCR fell 5.7 from 7.3 in 2017 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.3 · 2018=12.5 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=1.7 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332613 · St. Charles, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 115% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #10/17
- PHOTO Baumann Springs GP
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Baumann Springs GP (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ark Technologies in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Economy Spring
Economy Spring
3.9 TCR
- This site
Ark Technologies
3.8 TCR
- Baumann Spring
Baumann Springs GP
3.8 TCR
- Sterling Sprin
Sterling Spring LLC 65th
3.8 TCR
- Baumann Spring
Baumann Springs FW
3.7 TCR
What this shows Ark Technologies averages 3.8 TCR (115% of the Coiled springs (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ark Technologies TCR series: 2017=7.3 · 2018=12.5 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=1.7 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Ark Technologies falls in its industry
189 Coiled springs (except clock, establishmentsSafer than 58% 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 #10 safest of 17 Coiled springs (except clock, employers in Illinois.
Ark Technologies has fewer employees than the Coiled springs (except clock, watch), li median and a lower 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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332613 · IL · St. Charles
189 Coiled springs (except clock, watch), light gauge, made from purchased wire or strip, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 87 employers in St. Charles, 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 | Baumann Springs GP | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sterling Spring LLC 65th | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Economy Spring | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Baumann Springs FW | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Flamm Orchards Inc | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Princeton IL Research-PRI2 | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2505-Mason City, IL | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairie State Generating Company - Corporate Office | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rukel Management, LLC. | 607 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Omron Automotive Electronics, Inc. (OEDC) | 572 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nidec Mobility of America Corporation | 454 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nidec Mobility America Corporation | 439 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sullivan Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trale Inc. d/b/a Lees Market | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Basic Drilling Company | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cheat Lake Price Cutter | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Station 94 | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sunset GV LLC - dba Wildfire Casino & Lanes | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Walter Wells & Sons LLC | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Washington DC HVC | 53 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.