Awnings and canopies, outdoor, made from purchased fabrics · Illinois
Bearse Manufacturing Co
Chicago, IL · ~101 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bearse Manufacturing Co runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Awnings and canopies, outdoor, made from purchased fabrics workplace, earning a grade B.
Bearse Manufacturing Co: 1.8 TCR = 53% of Awnings and canopies, outdoor, made from purchased fabrics BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bearse Manufacturing Co safety composite
Bearse Manufacturing Co scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
69/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−1.9
2017→2024
Bearse Manufacturing Co injury rate improved
Bearse Manufacturing Co's TCR fell 1.9 from 3.1 in 2017 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=3.1 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 314910 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 53% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Klein Tools, Inc.
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~101 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Klein Tools, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bearse Manufacturing Co in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- OVC Engineered
OVC Engineered Solutions
1.9 TCR
- Fred's Tents a
Fred's Tents and Canopies, Inc.
1.9 TCR
- This site
Bearse Manufacturing Co
1.8 TCR
- Klein Tools, I
Klein Tools, Inc.
1.8 TCR
- Laurel Industr
Laurel Industrial Fabric Enterprises Inc.
1.7 TCR
What this shows Bearse Manufacturing Co averages 1.8 TCR (53% of the Awnings and canopies, outdoor, made from purchased fabrics BLS benchmark).
Bearse Manufacturing Co TCR series: 2017=3.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Bearse Manufacturing Co falls in its industry
141 Awnings and canopies, outdoor, establishmentsSafer than 88% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Awnings and canopies, outdoor, employers in Illinois.
Bearse Manufacturing Co has more employees than the Awnings and canopies, outdoor, made from median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
314910 · IL · Chicago
141 Awnings and canopies, outdoor, made from purchased fabrics employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, 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 | Klein Tools, Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Laurel Industrial Fabric Enterprises Inc. | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OVC Engineered Solutions | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fred's Tents and Canopies, Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Southern - IL Gas Ops | 101 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DGIL | 101 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brandt Construction Co. | 101 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MS - Mossville, IL - 1MOI2 (CATERPILLAR COE) | 101 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Plantel Nurseries Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Optimist Palmdale | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USG Interiors Westlake | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lowes Foods #266 | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | TD | 101 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amicalola Emc- Hdq | 101 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Houston Mooring | 101 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elementary | 101 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.