Wholesale Distribution of Roofing Siding and Insulation Materials · Illinois

DeKalb

Dekalb, IL · ~126 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

DeKalb runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Wholesale Distribution of Roofing Siding and Insulation Materials workplace, earning a grade B.

DeKalb: 2.5 TCR = 75% of Wholesale Distribution of Roofing Siding and Insulation Materials BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

DeKalb safety composite

DeKalb scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).

D

51/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.47 per 100 workers

Safer than 61% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.85 per 100 workers

Safer than 39% 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%).

DeKalb held a steady TCR band

DeKalb's TCR held near 0.1 from 3.6 in 2016 to 3.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.6 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 339999 · Dekalb, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 75% of ind

  • DART 1.9 DART
  • RANK #3/5
  • PHOTO Knud Nielsen Company…
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 14 inj
  • SIZE ~126 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Knud Nielsen Company, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)

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DeKalb in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows DeKalb averages 2.5 TCR (75% of the Wholesale Distribution of Roofing Siding and Insulation Materials BLS benchmark).

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

DeKalb TCR series: 2016=3.6 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=0 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 3.3

Where DeKalb falls in its industry

281 Wholesale Distribution of Roof establishments

Safer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Wholesale Distribution of Roof employers in Illinois.

DeKalb (126 employees, TCR 2.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 79 employees and a TCR of 3.2 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 02004006008001,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate DeKalb
DeKalb (126 employees, TCR 2.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 79 employees and a TCR of 3.2

DeKalb has more employees than the Wholesale Distribution of Roofing Siding median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 3.7 1.9 2 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 2.6 0.0 2 0 0
2021 1.9 0.0 1 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 3.5 0.0 2 0 0
2018 3.5 0.0 2 0 0
2017 3.4 3.4 2 0 0
2016 3.6 3.6 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

339999 · IL · Dekalb

281 Wholesale Distribution of Roofing Siding and Insulation Materials employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 93 employers in Dekalb, 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 Knud Nielsen Company, Inc 2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR ICE 2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR 2032-02120059 2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Candle-lite, Company 2.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Streator 126 FTE
STATE-SIZE Ashland Cold Storage Company 126 FTE
STATE-SIZE OCLLC 126 FTE
STATE-SIZE Electrical Systems Inc. 126 FTE
CITY-NEAR 3842 - UDC-DeKalb 1,635 FTE
CITY-NEAR 3842 - DeKalb UDC 1,411 FTE
CITY-NEAR Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital 1,067 FTE
CITY-NEAR DeKalb Community Unit School District #428 940 FTE
NAT-TCR Nidec Minster Corporation 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Advantage Tank Lines 20020 Toledo 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Store #17 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. 2.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Edgerton Contractors, Inc 126 FTE
NAT-SIZE The Legacy 126 FTE
NAT-SIZE Windsor Atrium 126 FTE
NAT-SIZE River Hills Village 126 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, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. 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.