Railroad rolling stock manufacturing · Indiana
E Chicago IN Wheelshop
East Chicago, IN · ~63 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
E Chicago IN Wheelshop runs at 92% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Railroad rolling stock manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
E Chicago IN Wheelshop: 3.0 TCR = 92% of Railroad rolling stock manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
E Chicago IN Wheelshop safety composite
E Chicago IN Wheelshop scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
E Chicago IN Wheelshop: 0.0 → 3.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 7.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.04× in 2024
E Chicago IN Wheelshop's TCR rose 3.1 from 0.0 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.04× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336510 · East Chicago, IN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.0 · 92% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Siemens Mobility, Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~63 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Siemens Mobility, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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E Chicago IN Wheelshop in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Trinity Rail M
Trinity Rail Maintenance Services, Inc. Plant 4494
3.1 TCR
- This site
E Chicago IN Wheelshop
3 TCR
- Siemens Mobili
Siemens Mobility, Inc.
3 TCR
- Mid America Ca
Mid America Car, Inc.
3 TCR
- Pueblo CO Weld
Pueblo CO Weld Plant
3 TCR
What this shows E Chicago IN Wheelshop averages 3.0 TCR (92% of the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing BLS benchmark).
E Chicago IN Wheelshop TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=7.3 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where E Chicago IN Wheelshop falls in its industry
208 Railroad rolling stock manufac establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Railroad rolling stock manufac employers in Indiana.
E Chicago IN Wheelshop has fewer employees than the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336510 · IN · East Chicago
208 Railroad rolling stock manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 69 employers in East Chicago, 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 | Siemens Mobility, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mid America Car, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pueblo CO Weld Plant | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trinity Rail Maintenance Services, Inc. Plant 4494 | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Total Seed Production | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Johnson County REMC | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Loren Wood Builders | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RLTurner | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arcelormittal Indiana Harbor | 3,844 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland-Cliffs - Indiana Harbor | 3,192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar East Chicago | 1,371 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar Casino and Hotel East Chicago | 1,155 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 046m - Jackson Ms Rntl | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rahr Malting Co. - Hillsboro ND | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Hops Ln1 | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hamilton, OH | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NPR Michigan | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 62047 - Capstone Us Foods Lexington | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oxnard CA FXFE-OXN | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Altenloh Brinck & Company | 63 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.