Arc welding equipment manufacturing · Illinois
Bernard Welding
Beecher, IL · ~110 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bernard Welding runs at 156% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Arc welding equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Bernard Welding: 5.2 TCR = 156% of Arc welding equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bernard Welding safety composite
Bernard Welding scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−5.2
2016→2024
Bernard Welding injury rate improved
Bernard Welding's TCR fell 5.2 from 7.4 in 2016 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.4 · 2017=4.0 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=6.0 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333992 · Beecher, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 156% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #8/10
- PHOTO Luvata Ohio
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 54 inj
- SIZE ~110 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Luvata Ohio (0.1 TCR gap)
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Bernard Welding in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Voestalpine Bo
Voestalpine Bohler welding USA Technology
5.4 TCR
- Bauer Welding
Bauer Welding & Metal Fab
5.3 TCR
- This site
Bernard Welding
5.2 TCR
- Luvata Ohio
Luvata Ohio
5 TCR
- Industrial Equ
Industrial Equipment Division - East
5 TCR
What this shows Bernard Welding averages 5.2 TCR (156% of the Arc welding equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Bernard Welding TCR series: 2016=7.4 · 2017=4 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=6 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Bernard Welding falls in its industry
129 Arc welding equipment manufact establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 10 Arc welding equipment manufact employers in Illinois.
Bernard Welding has more employees than the Arc welding equipment manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333992 · IL · Beecher
129 Arc welding equipment manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 7 employers in Beecher, 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 | Luvata Ohio | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bauer Welding & Metal Fab | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Industrial Equipment Division - East | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Voestalpine Bohler welding USA Technology | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lankford Construction Company | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ROSSI CONTRACTORS, INC. | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 141 - Great Hills Constructors | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Plibrico Refractories LLC | 110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dutch American Foods Inc.- Beecher | 186 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dutch American Foods, Inc. Beecher | 184 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Beecher Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 134 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CUBS CONSTRUCTION INC | 132 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Food Stores 6319 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hantal Alabama Corporation | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Johnston Farms | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Medical University Hospital Authority | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Davlyn Manufacturing | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | G III LEATHER FASHIONS, INC./ DJ Distribution Center | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant 2748 | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant 2742 | 110 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.