Railcar Maintenance · Indiana
CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN
East Chicago, IN · ~41 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Railcar Maintenance workplace, earning a grade B.
CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN: 2.6 TCR = 58% of Railcar Maintenance BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN safety composite
CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 36%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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
CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN: 3.8 → 4.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.85× in 2024
CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN's TCR rose 0.6 from 3.8 in 2017 to 4.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488210 · East Chicago, IN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 58% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #4/13
- PHOTO Union Tank Car Compa…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~41 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA (0.0 TCR gap)
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CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN
2.6 TCR
- Union Tank Car
Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA
2.6 TCR
- Richmond BNSF
Richmond BNSF AAW
2.6 TCR
- Toledo Ohio
Toledo Ohio
2.6 TCR
- TTX- POTI
TTX- POTI
2.6 TCR
What this shows CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN averages 2.6 TCR (58% of the Railcar Maintenance BLS benchmark).
CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN TCR series: 2017=3.8 · 2018=0 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=4.4 · BLS 4.5
Where CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN falls in its industry
409 Railcar Maintenance establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 13 Railcar Maintenance employers in Indiana.
CF Rail Services East Chicago, IN has fewer employees than the Railcar Maintenance median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488210 · IN · East Chicago
409 Railcar Maintenance employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 69 employers in East Chicago, IN · 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 | Union Tank Car Company - Ville Platte, LA | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Richmond BNSF AAW | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Toledo Ohio | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TTX- POTI | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bos Dairy, LLC | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IN15-SEL-TERRE HAUTE ADMIN' | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Herrema Dairy LLC | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arcelormittal Indiana Harbor | 3,844 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland-Cliffs - Indiana Harbor | 3,192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar East Chicago | 1,371 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar Casino and Hotel East Chicago | 1,155 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Valley Labor Services Inc | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yuma,AZ | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greer Commission of Public Works | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bemidji | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Circle, Inc. | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Air Vent Exteriors Inc | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SunRidge Dairy | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gap Inc | 41 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.