Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Illinois

Becker Iron & Metal

Name: Becker Iron & Metal Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Venice, IL · ~54 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 1.3
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Becker Iron & Metal runs at 59% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.

Becker Iron & Metal: 1.3 TCR = 59% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Becker Iron & Metal safety composite

Becker Iron & Metal scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).

62/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 86% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2.45 per 100 workers

Safer than 43% 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

Becker Iron & Metal: 1.4 → 2.5 TCR

Peak year 2023 @ 2.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.9× in 2023

Becker Iron & Metal's TCR rose 1.0 from 1.4 in 2018 to 2.5 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Venice, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.3 · 59% of ind

DART 2.5 DART
RANK #8/62
PHOTO All Scrap Metals
BOOK 3y book
INJ 3 inj
SIZE ~54 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: All Scrap Metals (0.0 TCR gap)

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1.3
All Scrap Meta

1.3
SMM Group Fair

1.3
Ferrous Clevel

1.3
SA Recycling,

1.3

What this shows Becker Iron & Metal averages 1.3 TCR (59% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Becker Iron & Metal TCR series: 2018=1.4 · 2019=0 · 2023=2.5 · BLS 2.2

Where Becker Iron & Metal falls in its industry

1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishments

Safer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 62 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Illinois.

Becker Iron & Metal (54 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Becker Iron & Metal has more employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a lower 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
2023	2.5	2.5	2
2019	0.0	0.0	0
2018	1.4	1.4	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · IL · Venice

1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	All Scrap Metals	HARVEY, LA	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	SMM Group Fairless Shredder	MORRISVILLE, PA	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Ferrous Cleveland	CLEVELAND, OH	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	SA Recycling, Anaheim	ANAHEIM, CA	1.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Illinois Crop Improvement Association, Inc.	CHAMPAIGN	54 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Illinois Electric Cooperative	WINCHESTER	54 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Greenlink Energy Solutions, Inc.	ROCKFORD	54 FTE
STATE-SIZE	POINTCORE Construction, LLC	PEORIA	54 FTE
NAT-TCR	Halmar International	Nanuet, NY	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Findlay, OH - FIN	Findlay, OH	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Industrial Furnace Co, Inc	Rochester, NY	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Unit #2976	Triadelphia, WV	1.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Russ Darrow West Bend LLC	West Bend, WI	54 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Tremron - Miap	Miami, FL	54 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Russell Mechanical, Inc.	Rancho Cordova, CA	54 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Forrest Elementary School	Hampton, VA	54 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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