Gearmotors (i.e., power transmission equipment) manufacturing · Illinois
Bison Gear and Engineering
St. Charles, IL · ~278 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bison Gear and Engineering runs at 113% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Gearmotors (i.e., power transmission equipment) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Bison Gear and Engineering: 3.7 TCR = 113% of Gearmotors (i.e., power transmission equipment) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bison Gear and Engineering safety composite
Bison Gear and Engineering scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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
−1.1
2017→2019
Bison Gear and Engineering injury rate improved
Bison Gear and Engineering's TCR fell 1.1 from 4.9 in 2017 to 3.7 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.9 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.9 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333612 · St. Charles, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 113% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #10/15
- PHOTO Brad Foote Gearing C…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~278 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brad Foote Gearing Cicero (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bison Gear and Engineering in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Brad Foote Gea
Brad Foote Gearing Cicero
3.8 TCR
- GAM Enterprise
GAM Enterprises
3.8 TCR
- This site
Bison Gear and Engineering
3.7 TCR
- Horsburgh & Sc
Horsburgh & Scott Co. - Main Plant
3.6 TCR
- GearTec Inc
GearTec Inc
3.6 TCR
What this shows Bison Gear and Engineering averages 3.7 TCR (113% of the Gearmotors (i.e., power transmission equipment) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Bison Gear and Engineering TCR series: 2017=4.9 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=3.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Bison Gear and Engineering falls in its industry
106 Gearmotors (i.e., power transm establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 15 Gearmotors (i.e., power transm employers in Illinois.
Bison Gear and Engineering has more employees than the Gearmotors (i.e., power transmission equ median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333612 · IL · St. Charles
106 Gearmotors (i.e., power transmission equipment) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 87 employers in St. Charles, 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 | Brad Foote Gearing Cicero | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GAM Enterprises | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Horsburgh & Scott Co. - Main Plant | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GearTec Inc | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CHRIST BROS. ASPHALT, INC. | 278 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | El Milagro Inc. Western | 278 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft LLC | 278 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Principal Manufacturing Corporation | 278 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rukel Management, LLC. | 607 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Omron Automotive Electronics, Inc. (OEDC) | 572 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nidec Mobility of America Corporation | 454 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nidec Mobility America Corporation | 439 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Chatham Oaks | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Granger Family Medicine | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Winholt-TX | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LQ4043 Boston-Andover | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. - Virginia | 278 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Villari Foods | 278 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Elms of Cranbury | 278 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pittsburgh - RFS | 278 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.