Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors · Indiana
Chicago Decking, Inc.
Merrillville, IN · ~30 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chicago Decking, Inc. runs at 498% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Chicago Decking, Inc.: 13.9 TCR = 498% of Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chicago Decking, Inc. safety composite
Chicago Decking, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−8.9
2016→2023
Chicago Decking, Inc. injury rate improved
Chicago Decking, Inc.'s TCR fell 8.9 from 8.9 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 45.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.9 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=4.0 · 2020=18.2 · 2021=16.4 · 2022=45.8 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238120 · Merrillville, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.9 · 498% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #15/16
- PHOTO Integrity Iron, LLC
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Integrity Iron, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chicago Decking, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Chicago Decking, Inc.
13.9 TCR
- Integrity Iron
Integrity Iron, LLC
13.9 TCR
- Steel Huggers
Steel Huggers LLC
13.8 TCR
- Shope Concrete
Shope Concrete, LLC.
13.8 TCR
- Buffalo Weldin
Buffalo Welding, Inc.
13.7 TCR
What this shows Chicago Decking, Inc. averages 13.9 TCR (498% of the Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS benchmark).
Chicago Decking, Inc. TCR series: 2016=8.9 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=4 · 2020=18.2 · 2021=16.4 · 2022=45.8 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Chicago Decking, Inc. falls in its industry
705 Structural steel erecting or i establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 16 Structural steel erecting or i employers in Indiana.
Chicago Decking, Inc. has fewer employees than the Structural steel erecting or iron work c median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 45.8 | 22.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16.4 | 10.9 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18.2 | 16.4 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238120 · IN · Merrillville
705 Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 97 employers in Merrillville, 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 | Integrity Iron, LLC | 13.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steel Huggers LLC | 13.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shope Concrete, LLC. | 13.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Buffalo Welding, Inc. | 13.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Noblesville Generating Station | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lawrenceburg Power, LLC | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HQ | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steuben County REMC | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 275-NiSource-Merrillville IN-SLC | 796 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Albanese Confectionery Group | 591 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1618 | 377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Regional Mental Health Center | 371 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 8807855-Trek Bicycle Inc | 13.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0408 | 13.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HG579 | 13.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HG616 | 13.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Safety Striping Service Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North 40 Outfitters #A | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spee Dee Delivery Service, Inc - Collinsville | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Emogene Dolin Jnes Hospice House | 30 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.