Van lines, moving and storage services · Illinois
Blackhawk Moving & Storage
Sycamore, IL · ~43 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blackhawk Moving & Storage runs at 129% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Van lines, moving and storage services workplace, earning a grade D.
Blackhawk Moving & Storage: 5.8 TCR = 129% of Van lines, moving and storage services BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blackhawk Moving & Storage safety composite
Blackhawk Moving & Storage scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
−4.1
2016→2024
Blackhawk Moving & Storage injury rate improved
Blackhawk Moving & Storage's TCR fell 4.1 from 9.1 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 9.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.1 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484210 · Sycamore, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 129% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #17/31
- PHOTO ABC Moving Services,…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ABC Moving Services, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blackhawk Moving & Storage in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Blackhawk Moving & Storage
5.8 TCR
- ABC Moving Ser
ABC Moving Services, Inc
5.8 TCR
- Changing Place
Changing Places Moving and Services
5.8 TCR
- College H.U.N.
College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk and Moving, Atlanta NE
5.8 TCR
- Two Men and A
Two Men and A Truck/Seminole County, FL
5.8 TCR
What this shows Blackhawk Moving & Storage averages 5.8 TCR (129% of the Van lines, moving and storage services BLS benchmark).
Blackhawk Moving & Storage TCR series: 2016=9.1 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=5 · BLS 4.5
Where Blackhawk Moving & Storage falls in its industry
548 Van lines, moving and storage establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 31 Van lines, moving and storage employers in Illinois.
Blackhawk Moving & Storage has more employees than the Van lines, moving and storage services median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.6. 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 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484210 · IL · Sycamore
548 Van lines, moving and storage services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 44 employers in Sycamore, 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 | ABC Moving Services, Inc | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Changing Places Moving and Services | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk and Moving, Atlanta NE | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Two Men and A Truck/Seminole County, FL | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stratum Reservoir, LLC - Champaign | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - East St. Louis | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Manlove Storage Field | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DeKalb County Government | 583 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adient-AS-Sycamore Facility-00209 | 402 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sycamore | 386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Suter Company, Inc. | 335 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Boston Marriott Burlington | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jacksonville JAX | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stockdale's Selmer | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Soy Processing Plant Hastings | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dynasty Electric | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Guardian Lima LLC | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JBS Contracting, Inc. | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dallas (Polyiso) | 43 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.