Mechanical contractors · Illinois

Competitive Piping Systems, Inc.

Name: Competitive Piping Systems, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Chicago, IL · ~47 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 3.2
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Competitive Piping Systems, Inc. runs at 114% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Mechanical contractors workplace, earning a grade C.

Competitive Piping Systems, Inc.: 3.2 TCR = 114% of Mechanical contractors BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Competitive Piping Systems, Inc. safety composite

Competitive Piping Systems, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).

37/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 3.18 per 100 workers

Safer than 52% of industry peers
DART rate: F 6.63 per 100 workers

Safer than 10% 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

Competitive Piping Systems, Inc.: 4.2 → 6.6 TCR

Peak year 2021 @ 6.6 TCR · DART/TCR 2.08× in 2021

Competitive Piping Systems, Inc.'s TCR rose 2.4 from 4.2 in 2017 to 6.6 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 2.08× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 114% of ind

DART 6.6 DART
RANK #153/230
PHOTO HMC Service Company
BOOK 5y book
INJ 7 inj
SIZE ~47 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: HMC Service Company (0.0 TCR gap)

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Critchfield Me

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What this shows Competitive Piping Systems, Inc. averages 3.2 TCR (114% of the Mechanical contractors BLS benchmark).

Competitive Piping Systems, Inc. TCR series: 2017=4.2 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=0.9 · 2020=0 · 2021=6.6 · BLS 2.8

Where Competitive Piping Systems, Inc. falls in its industry

5,793 Mechanical contractors establishments

Safer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #153 safest of 230 Mechanical contractors employers in Illinois.

Competitive Piping Systems, Inc. (47 employees, TCR 3.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Competitive Piping Systems, Inc. has fewer employees than the Mechanical contractors median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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
2021	6.6	6.6	2
2020	0.0	0.0	0
2019	0.9	0.0	1
2018	4.2	2.1	2
2017	4.2	0.0	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · IL · Chicago

5,793 Mechanical contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, IL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	HMC Service Company	LOUISVILLE, KY	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Proteus, Inc. Dinuba Service Center	DINUBA, CA	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	James River Air Conditioning	RICHMOND, VA	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Critchfield Mechanical Inc.	SAN JOSE, CA	3.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	1987-Jerseyville, IL (Monsanto Co.)	JERSEYVILLE	47 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Stonington, IL-Mfg	STONINGTON	47 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Prairie Power, Inc.	SPRINGFIELD	47 FTE
STATE-SIZE	AMEREN ILLINOIS - Distribution Operating - Decatur	DECATUR	47 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Chicago Public Schools	Chicago	49,500 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Chicago/Corporate	Chicago	18,831 FTE
CITY-NEAR	University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago	13,092 FTE
CITY-NEAR	University Health Service UIC UIC Campus	Chicago	12,732 FTE
NAT-TCR	Southwest Specialty Coatings Inc.	N. Las Vegas, NV	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	YK-YK-YORK	York, SC	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Heartland Food Products Group DC	Carmel, IN	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Franklin Iron and Metal Corp	Dayton, OH	3.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Climate Pros-Pharr	Pharr, TX	47 FTE
NAT-SIZE	MBK - Charleston	Cedar Hills, UT	47 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Houston Manufacturing & Installation Inc.	Modesto, CA	47 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Gresham Damascus OR	Damascus, OR	47 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. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.