Rod, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants · Illinois
Berkshire Investments, LLC
Cicero, IL · ~86 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Berkshire Investments, LLC runs at 267% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Rod, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants workplace, earning a grade F.
Berkshire Investments, LLC: 8.8 TCR = 267% of Rod, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Berkshire Investments, LLC safety composite
Berkshire Investments, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
Berkshire Investments, LLC: 4.5 → 8.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 13.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.63× in 2023
Berkshire Investments, LLC's TCR rose 4.4 from 4.5 in 2016 to 8.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 13.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331420 · Cicero, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.8 · 267% of ind
- DART 5.5 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO Metallurgical Produc…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 59 inj
- SIZE ~86 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Metallurgical Products Company (0.1 TCR gap)
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Berkshire Investments, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- I. Schumann &
I. Schumann & Co.
9 TCR
- Metallurgical
Metallurgical Products Company
8.9 TCR
- This site
Berkshire Investments, LLC
8.8 TCR
- Howell Metals
Howell Metals dba Precision Tube
8.7 TCR
- Mueller Fittin
Mueller Fittings Company
8.6 TCR
What this shows Berkshire Investments, LLC averages 8.8 TCR (267% of the Rod, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants BLS benchmark).
Berkshire Investments, LLC TCR series: 2016=4.5 · 2017=12.2 · 2018=13.1 · 2019=6.7 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=9.9 · 2023=8.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Berkshire Investments, LLC falls in its industry
198 Rod, copper and copper alloy, establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Rod, copper and copper alloy, employers in Illinois.
Berkshire Investments, LLC has fewer employees than the Rod, copper and copper alloy, made from median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.1 | 9.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331420 · IL · Cicero
198 Rod, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 99 employers in Cicero, 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 | Metallurgical Products Company | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Howell Metals dba Precision Tube | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mueller Fittings Company | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | I. Schumann & Co. | 9.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Germantown Egg Farm | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Agriscience PRI1 Princeton,IL | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois Gas Company | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Homeway Homes Facility | 86 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Breakthru Beverage Illinois, LLC. | 1,006 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 | 938 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Breakthru Beverage Illinois - Cicero | 770 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ARYZTA - Cicero | 765 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Affordable Lawn Sprinklers Warehouse | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Law Enforcement - High Point Jail | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Raley's 447-Sacramento | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1701 Ctv38 | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Apex Home Health | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Missouri Valley Plant | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Honda Cars of Katy | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Coherent | 86 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.