Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade · Illinois
Bales Metal Surface Solutions
Downers Grove, IL · ~31 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bales Metal Surface Solutions runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
Bales Metal Surface Solutions: 4.2 TCR = 128% of Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bales Metal Surface Solutions safety composite
Bales Metal Surface Solutions scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 47%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
Bales Metal Surface Solutions: 2.6 → 3.5 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 8.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Bales Metal Surface Solutions's TCR rose 0.9 from 2.6 in 2017 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Downers Grove, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 128% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #18/37
- PHOTO Fitzgerald Finishing…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fitzgerald Finishing LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bales Metal Surface Solutions in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Armoloy of Con
Armoloy of Connecticut, Inc
4.3 TCR
- Pioneer Metal
Pioneer Metal Finishing Warren MI HTC
4.3 TCR
- This site
Bales Metal Surface Solutions
4.2 TCR
- Fitzgerald Fin
Fitzgerald Finishing LLC
4.2 TCR
- Hohman Plating
Hohman Plating & Manufacturing, LLC.
4.2 TCR
What this shows Bales Metal Surface Solutions averages 4.2 TCR (128% of the Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Bales Metal Surface Solutions TCR series: 2017=2.6 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Bales Metal Surface Solutions falls in its industry
585 Anodizing metals and metal pro establishmentsSafer than 47% 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 #18 safest of 37 Anodizing metals and metal pro employers in Illinois.
Bales Metal Surface Solutions has fewer employees than the Anodizing metals and metal products for 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 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · IL · Downers Grove
585 Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 139 employers in Downers Grove, 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 | Fitzgerald Finishing LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hohman Plating & Manufacturing, LLC. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Armoloy of Connecticut, Inc | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pioneer Metal Finishing Warren MI HTC | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bear Creek Genetics, LLC. | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Highland | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Maschhoffs, LLC - Pittsfield Office | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Beardstown | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Advocate Medical Group | 5,319 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Advocate Support Centers | 2,103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | 1,958 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ADVOCATE CHILDRENS HOSPITALS | 1,734 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Dominion Wellspring Johnson City, LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gardnerville | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sterling Sintered Technologies | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Advanced Concrete Foundations, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CBP Engineering Corp | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Snowbelt Hardwoods, Inc. | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DeSaussure Equipment Company | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Triple R Trailer Sales, Inc | 31 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.