Plating metals and metal products for the trade · Illinois
Arlington Plating Company
Palatine, IL · ~103 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Arlington Plating Company runs at 281% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plating metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Arlington Plating Company: 9.3 TCR = 281% of Plating metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Arlington Plating Company safety composite
Arlington Plating Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Arlington Plating Company: 9.8 → 12.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 12.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.79× in 2024
Arlington Plating Company's TCR rose 3.0 from 9.8 in 2016 to 12.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Palatine, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.3 · 281% of ind
- DART 7.3 DART
- RANK #33/37
- PHOTO Main Plant
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 73 inj
- SIZE ~103 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Main Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Arlington Plating Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Arlington Plating Company
9.3 TCR
- Main Plant
Main Plant
9.3 TCR
- KC Jones Plati
KC Jones Plating
9.3 TCR
- Clean Blast Se
Clean Blast Services, Inc.
9.3 TCR
- NORCO METAL FI
NORCO METAL FINISHING, INC.
9.2 TCR
What this shows Arlington Plating Company averages 9.3 TCR (281% of the Plating metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Arlington Plating Company TCR series: 2016=9.8 · 2017=10.9 · 2018=9.6 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=9.5 · 2021=6.6 · 2024=12.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Arlington Plating Company falls in its industry
585 Plating metals and metal produ establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #33 safest of 37 Plating metals and metal produ employers in Illinois.
Arlington Plating Company has more employees than the Plating metals and metal products for th median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 12.8 | 7.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · IL · Palatine
585 Plating metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 66 employers in Palatine, 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 | Main Plant | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KC Jones Plating | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NORCO METAL FINISHING, INC. | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clean Blast Services, Inc. | 9.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Maywood Tech Center | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bellwood Reporting Center | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allied Power Services - Exelon, Braidwood Station | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Utility LLC | 103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Community Consolidated School District 15 | 1,957 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILPAL - PALATINE | 1,701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PALATINE (ILPAL) | 1,639 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | William Rainey Harper College | 1,553 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Baker's Quality Pizza Crusts, Inc | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Community Living Care | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Park Village HC NP LLC | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Der-Inc-Dermott Juvenile Facility | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JEM Technical | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nordic Products INC | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Huntsville Sheet Plant, Al | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IMPACT Community Action | 103 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.