Molds for metal casting (except steel ingot) manufacturing · Illinois
Castwell Products LLC
Skokie, IL · ~153 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Castwell Products LLC runs at 439% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Molds for metal casting (except steel ingot) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.5
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 86
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Castwell Products LLC's OSHA Total Case Rate of 14.5 to the Molds for metal casting (except steel ingot) manufacturing BLS benchmark of 3.3 (439% of benchmark) across 4 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Castwell Products LLC's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where Castwell Products LLC falls in its industry
239 Molds for metal casting (excep establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 17 Molds for metal casting (excep employers in Illinois.
Trend analysis for Castwell Products LLC
Between 2016 and 2019, Castwell Products LLC's Total Case Rate held roughly steady from 16.6 to 16.3 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 2% decrease across 3 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2018, at a TCR of 9.0, while 2016 saw the highest rate, at 16.6, a spread of 7.6 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 4 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 4 reporting years, Castwell Products LLC recorded 86 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 4-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 86 injuries, 8 illnesses shown on this page for Castwell Products LLC are sourced from its own 4 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 333511 - Molds for metal casting (except steel ingot) manufacturing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2019)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
23 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 331,772 hours worked = 13.86 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Castwell Products LLC (this establishment) | 14.50 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 4-year avg |
| Industrial molds (except steel ingot) manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 333511 |
| Illinois state avg (all industries) | 4.73 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Castwell Products LLC to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2019: 27 reportable incidents · 23 injuries, 4 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 14 reportable incidents · 14 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 25 reportable incidents · 21 injuries, 4 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2016: 28 reportable incidents · 28 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16.3 | 13.9 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16.1 | 11.6 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16.6 | 13.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Castwell Products LLC's reported OSHA injury record versus its Molds for metal casting (except steel ingot) manufacturing peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 439% of the Molds for metal casting (except steel ingot) manufacturing benchmark, Castwell Products LLC reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Molds for metal casting (except steel ingot) manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Castwell Products LLC's safety grade?
How many injuries has Castwell Products LLC reported?
Similar Employers
Matched by safety record across the industry, by workforce size within Illinois, and by nearby establishments in Skokie - a different peer set than the category browse links below.
Similar TCR (~14.5)
Similar size (~153 workers)
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.