Machine shops · Illinois

Buffalo Grove, IL

Buffalo Grove, IL · ~61 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.4
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Buffalo Grove, IL runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade B.

Buffalo Grove, IL: 2.4 TCR = 72% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Buffalo Grove, IL safety composite

Buffalo Grove, IL scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% 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).

C

65/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.39 per 100 workers

Safer than 66% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% 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

−9.1

2016→2021

Buffalo Grove, IL injury rate improved

Buffalo Grove, IL's TCR fell 9.1 from 9.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2016 at 9.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=9.1 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332710 · Buffalo Grove, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 72% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #37/103
  • PHOTO Metalex Manufacturin…
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~61 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Metalex Manufacturing, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Buffalo Grove, IL in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Buffalo Grove, IL averages 2.4 TCR (72% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).

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

Buffalo Grove, IL TCR series: 2016=9.1 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=0 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Buffalo Grove, IL falls in its industry

1,821 Machine shops establishments

Safer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 103 Machine shops employers in Illinois.

Buffalo Grove, IL (61 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.5 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 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Buffalo Grove, IL
Buffalo Grove, IL (61 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Buffalo Grove, IL has more employees than the Machine shops median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 2.5 0.0 1 0 0
2019 1.2 0.0 1 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 1.6 1.6 1 0 0
2016 9.1 2.3 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332710 · IL · Buffalo Grove

1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 66 employers in Buffalo Grove, 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 Metalex Manufacturing, Inc. 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Elliott Machine Shop 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ultra Machining Company, Inc. 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR JCS Tool and Manufacturing Inc 2.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Goodmark Nurseries LLC 61 FTE
STATE-SIZE 2505-Mason City, IL (Monsanto Co.) 61 FTE
STATE-SIZE AMEREN ILLINOIS - Springfield 61 FTE
STATE-SIZE AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Tech - Engineering 61 FTE
CITY-NEAR Federal Building Services, Inc. 2,440 FTE
CITY-NEAR Flex - Buffalo Grove 1,217 FTE
CITY-NEAR Flex Buffalo Grove - 700 Building 798 FTE
CITY-NEAR BT Buffalo Grove 760 FTE
NAT-TCR Joe Gibbs Racing, Inc - NC: Cup, CFL, Redline 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Loudon, TN (WC TT KKOT) 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR MDC 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Denso Air Systems Kentucky Inc. 2.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE 169 Columbus Gallery 61 FTE
NAT-SIZE The Fresh Market 214 61 FTE
NAT-SIZE Accent Food Services Dallas 61 FTE
NAT-SIZE DATTCO - Manchester 61 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 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.