Zinc castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing · Illinois
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company
Blue Island, IL · ~117 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company runs at 158% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Zinc castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company: 5.2 TCR = 158% of Zinc castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company safety composite
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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%).
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company held a steady TCR band
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company's TCR held near 0.3 from 6.7 in 2018 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=6.7 · 2020=2.6 · 2024=6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331529 · Blue Island, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 158% of ind
- DART 6.3 DART
- RANK #6/11
- PHOTO Louis Meskan Foundry…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~117 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Louis Meskan Foundry Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Chicago Magnesium Casting Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- American Fine
American Fine Arts Foundry, Inc.
5.4 TCR
- Mueller Water
Mueller Water Products Foundry
5.4 TCR
- This site
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company
5.2 TCR
- Louis Meskan F
Louis Meskan Foundry Inc.
5.1 TCR
- Tech Cast LLC
Tech Cast LLC
4.9 TCR
What this shows Chicago Magnesium Casting Company averages 5.2 TCR (158% of the Zinc castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company TCR series: 2018=6.7 · 2020=2.6 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Chicago Magnesium Casting Company falls in its industry
124 Zinc castings (except die-cast establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 11 Zinc castings (except die-cast employers in Illinois.
Chicago Magnesium Casting Company has more employees than the Zinc castings (except die-castings), unf median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.4. 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 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331529 · IL · Blue Island
124 Zinc castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 27 employers in Blue Island, 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 | Louis Meskan Foundry Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Fine Arts Foundry, Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mueller Water Products Foundry | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tech Cast LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2508-Waterman, IL | 117 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 01 - Walsh Construction Company | 117 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Facebook DKL 3|5|6 21120003 | 117 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allied Power Services - Exelon, Byron Station | 117 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MetroSouth Medical Center | 853 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elementary School | 505 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 130-Chicago South | 250 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1580 LKQ | 74 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Northern California | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2601 Logan St Dallas Tx | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ap Construction Solutions, LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Woodworks | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fabrication Shop | 117 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | South Bay Solutions Inc | 117 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | EMO Trans ATL | 117 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D01 NYC Modernization | 117 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.