Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade · Illinois
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Chicago Plant 1
Northlake, IL · ~27 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Chicago Plant 1 runs at 185% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Chicago Plant 1: 6.1 TCR = 185% of Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Chicago Plant 1 safety composite
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Chicago Plant 1 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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 6.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Chicago Plant 1: 6.1 → 10.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 10.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.82× in 2024
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Chicago Plant 1's TCR rose 3.9 from 6.1 in 2016 to 10.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.82× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332811 · Northlake, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 185% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #21/24
- PHOTO Bodycote Thermal Pro…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc - Canton Ronda (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Chicago Plant 1 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Chicago Plant 1
6.1 TCR
- Bodycote Therm
Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc - Canton Ronda
6.1 TCR
- Modern Industr
Modern Industries, Inc.
6.1 TCR
- PEARL STREET -
PEARL STREET - THERM-TECH OF WAUKESHA, INC.
6.1 TCR
- Superior Shot
Superior Shot Peening - Cleveland
6.1 TCR
What this shows Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Chicago Plant 1 averages 6.1 TCR (185% of the Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Chicago Plant 1 TCR series: 2016=6.1 · 2017=5.2 · 2018=4.9 · 2019=6.6 · 2020=9.7 · 2021=0 · 2022=8.8 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=10 · BLS 3.3
Where Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Chicago Plant 1 falls in its industry
248 Heat treating metals and metal establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 24 Heat treating metals and metal employers in Illinois.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Chicago Plant 1 has fewer employees than the Heat treating metals and metal products median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332811 · IL · Northlake
248 Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 56 employers in Northlake, 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 | Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc - Canton Ronda | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Modern Industries, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PEARL STREET - THERM-TECH OF WAUKESHA, INC. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Superior Shot Peening - Cleveland | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pizzo Native Plant Nursery, LLC | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C070 | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stonington, IL-R&D | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bloomington | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IL - Northlake | 804 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Support | 628 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ARYZTA - Northlake | 469 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sun Chemical CTS/Inplant Group | 403 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Indiana Office | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Everett | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 151 | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bbb 11850 | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rochester Aspen Suites | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SRPM Inc. | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | M3 Distribution, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mitchell-Hollingsworth Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Dietary) | 27 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.