Architectural metalwork manufacturing · Illinois

David Architectural Metals, Inc.

Chicago, IL · ~30 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
6.6
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

David Architectural Metals, Inc. runs at 200% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Architectural metalwork manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

David Architectural Metals, Inc.: 6.6 TCR = 200% of Architectural metalwork manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

David Architectural Metals, Inc. safety composite

David Architectural Metals, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).

F

33/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.6 per 100 workers

Safer than 26% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.49 per 100 workers

Safer than 28% 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%).

TCR Δ

−4.5

2017→2024

David Architectural Metals, Inc. injury rate improved

David Architectural Metals, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.5 from 8.0 in 2017 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=8.0 · 2018=10.8 · 2021=0.0 · 2023=10.7 · 2024=3.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332323 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 6.6 · 200% of ind

  • DART 3.5 DART
  • RANK #7/9
  • PHOTO Leed-Himmel Industri…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 9 inj
  • SIZE ~30 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Leed-Himmel Industries Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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David Architectural Metals, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows David Architectural Metals, Inc. averages 6.6 TCR (200% of the Architectural metalwork manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

David Architectural Metals, Inc. TCR series: 2017=8 · 2018=10.8 · 2021=0 · 2023=10.7 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3

Where David Architectural Metals, Inc. falls in its industry

309 Architectural metalwork manufa establishments

Safer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 9 Architectural metalwork manufa employers in Illinois.

David Architectural Metals, Inc. (30 employees, TCR 6.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 4.1 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate David Architectural Metals, Inc.
David Architectural Metals, Inc. (30 employees, TCR 6.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 4.1

David Architectural Metals, Inc. has fewer employees than the Architectural metalwork manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 3.5 3.5 1 0 0
2023 10.7 7.2 3 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 10.8 10.8 4 0 0
2017 8.0 5.3 1 2 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332323 · IL · Chicago

309 Architectural metalwork manufacturing 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 Metric
NAICS-TCR Leed-Himmel Industries Inc. 6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR K and E Fabrication, LLC 6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR P2P 6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Monett Plant 6.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE Odell Fire 30 FTE
STATE-SIZE AMEREN ILLINOIS - Northern N - IL Common Ops 30 FTE
STATE-SIZE Chicago Loop Tech 30 FTE
STATE-SIZE Spoon River Electric Cooperative, Inc. 30 FTE
CITY-NEAR Chicago Public Schools 49,500 FTE
CITY-NEAR Chicago/Corporate 18,831 FTE
CITY-NEAR University of Illinois at Chicago 13,092 FTE
CITY-NEAR University Health Service UIC UIC Campus 12,732 FTE
NAT-TCR C & M Manufacturing Corp 6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR The Young Industries Inc. 6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Austin Lighthouse - 4512 Pleasant Valley 6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR USA Kahului 101 Airport Access Rd 6.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE 6401 West 106th Street Bloomington MN 30 FTE
NAT-SIZE The Scotts Company - Rochester 30 FTE
NAT-SIZE Prairie Hills at Cedar Rapids 30 FTE
NAT-SIZE Sodexo at Sharp Mesa Vista Hosp Fns 30 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: 2024, 2023, 2021, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.