Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Earle M. Jorgensen Company
Schaumburg, IL · ~311 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Earle M. Jorgensen Company runs at 147% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Earle M. Jorgensen Company: 3.2 TCR = 147% of Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Earle M. Jorgensen Company safety composite
Earle M. Jorgensen Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
Earle M. Jorgensen Company: 1.0 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 5.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.19× in 2024
Earle M. Jorgensen Company's TCR rose 2.9 from 1.0 in 2020 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Schaumburg, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.2 · 147% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #39/107
- PHOTO Earl M. Jorgensen Co.
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~311 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Earl M. Jorgensen Co. (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Illinois employers → · Look up another →
Earle M. Jorgensen Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Earle M. Jorgensen Company
3.2 TCR
- Earl M. Jorgen
Earl M. Jorgensen Co.
3.2 TCR
- TKSS - Richbur
TKSS - Richburg
3.2 TCR
- Ryerson- Eldri
Ryerson- Eldridge
3.2 TCR
- Metals USA New
Metals USA Newark
3.2 TCR
What this shows Earle M. Jorgensen Company averages 3.2 TCR (147% of the Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Earle M. Jorgensen Company TCR series: 2020=1 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=3 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Earle M. Jorgensen Company falls in its industry
1,299 Metal products (e.g., bars, in establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #39 safest of 107 Metal products (e.g., bars, in employers in Illinois.
Earle M. Jorgensen Company has more employees than the Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plat median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · IL · Schaumburg
1,299 Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 246 employers in Schaumburg, 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 | Earl M. Jorgensen Co. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TKSS - Richburg | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ryerson- Eldridge | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metals USA Newark | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GFX Grayslake | 311 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale | 311 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Danville Machining | 311 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Steel & Wire | 311 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6354-OFFS | 3,444 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District No. 54 | 2,876 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nation Pizza & Foods (Schaumburg) | 1,320 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IL02 | 1,301 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Westlake Medical Campus | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Silver Summit | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0042 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0621 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 10279 Paramus | 311 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Thomas E. Keller Trucking | 311 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2365 - Queen Creek | 311 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elevate Windows and Doors | 311 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.