Plumbing contractors · Illinois

Bestler Corp.

Hampshire, IL · ~34 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.7
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Bestler Corp. runs at 168% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plumbing contractors workplace, earning a grade D.

Bestler Corp.: 4.7 TCR = 168% of Plumbing contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Bestler Corp. safety composite

Bestler Corp. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).

F

32/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.69 per 100 workers

Safer than 36% of industry peers

DART rate
F 5.43 per 100 workers

Safer than 14% 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%).

TCR Δ

−6.4

2016→2024

Bestler Corp. injury rate improved

Bestler Corp.'s TCR fell 6.4 from 11.8 in 2016 to 5.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 11.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=11.8 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=4.7 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=8.4 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=5.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Hampshire, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 168% of ind

  • DART 5.4 DART
  • RANK #179/230
  • PHOTO 0D52 - WASHINGTON DC…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 12 inj
  • SIZE ~34 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 0D52 - WASHINGTON DC FIRE (0.0 TCR gap)

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Bestler Corp. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Bestler Corp. averages 4.7 TCR (168% of the Plumbing contractors BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Bestler Corp. TCR series: 2016=11.8 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=4.7 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=8.4 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=5.4 · BLS 2.8

Where Bestler Corp. falls in its industry

5,793 Plumbing contractors establishments

Safer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #179 safest of 230 Plumbing contractors employers in Illinois.

Bestler Corp. (34 employees, TCR 4.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Bestler Corp.
Bestler Corp. (34 employees, TCR 4.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Bestler Corp. has fewer employees than the Plumbing contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 5.4 5.4 3 0 0
2023 2.3 2.3 1 0 0
2022 8.4 0.0 4 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 4.7 4.7 1 0 0
2017 4.9 4.9 1 0 0
2016 11.8 0.0 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · IL · Hampshire

5,793 Plumbing contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 31 employers in Hampshire, 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 0D52 - WASHINGTON DC FIRE 4.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR A. Hattersley & Sons, Inc. 4.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR K&I SHEET METAL INC 4.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR North shore mechanical contractors 4.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Cresco Labs - Kankakee 34 FTE
STATE-SIZE Kendall Energy Facility 34 FTE
STATE-SIZE Adams Electric 34 FTE
STATE-SIZE Town of Normal - Water 34 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hampshire High School 211 FTE
CITY-NEAR Minerallac Company 115 FTE
CITY-NEAR W.R. Meadows Hampshire 114 FTE
CITY-NEAR Buckhead Meat & Seafood of Chicago 111 FTE
NAT-TCR INUT - Rubber Tech 4.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Dan Hensarling, Inc. 4.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Texarkana 4.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Price Rite Store 310 South Bridge Worcester 4.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE TNT Crane & Rigging - Oklahoma City Branch 34 FTE
NAT-SIZE HERMITAGE 34 FTE
NAT-SIZE Sunrise Service LLC 34 FTE
NAT-SIZE Steve Morrison Trucking, Inc. 34 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.