Furniture frames and parts, metal, manufacturing · Illinois
Edsal Manufacturing
Chicago, IL · ~500 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Edsal Manufacturing runs at 147% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Furniture frames and parts, metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Edsal Manufacturing: 4.8 TCR = 147% of Furniture frames and parts, metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Edsal Manufacturing safety composite
Edsal Manufacturing scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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
−3.6
2016→2024
Edsal Manufacturing injury rate improved
Edsal Manufacturing's TCR fell 3.6 from 5.2 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.2 · 2017=9.5 · 2018=7.4 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=5.0 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337215 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 147% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #14/26
- PHOTO Lozier Corporation -…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 181 inj
- SIZE ~500 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lozier Corporation - Omaha (0.0 TCR gap)
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Edsal Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Edsal Manufacturing
4.8 TCR
- Lozier Corpora
Lozier Corporation - Omaha
4.8 TCR
- manufacturing
manufacturing
4.8 TCR
- Presence From
Presence From Innovation
4.8 TCR
- Bartimaeus by
Bartimaeus by Design
4.8 TCR
What this shows Edsal Manufacturing averages 4.8 TCR (147% of the Furniture frames and parts, metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Edsal Manufacturing TCR series: 2016=5.2 · 2017=9.5 · 2018=7.4 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=5 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Edsal Manufacturing falls in its industry
231 Furniture frames and parts, me establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 26 Furniture frames and parts, me employers in Illinois.
Edsal Manufacturing has more employees than the Furniture frames and parts, metal, manuf median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 37 | 17 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 44 | 11 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
337215 · IL · Chicago
231 Furniture frames and parts, metal, 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 | Lozier Corporation - Omaha | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | manufacturing | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Presence From Innovation | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bartimaeus by Design | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Administration | 500 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PPI Batavia PKG | 500 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LTD Aurora (Westridge) # 7 | 500 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hearthside Food Solutions | 500 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 | Manufacturing - 01 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 89-Usf-Olf Lawrenceville | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lanford Brothers Company Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Migala Inc | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Carson Valley Inn | 500 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jay-Ton Construction | 500 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | San Antonio Home Care | 500 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HID Global | 500 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.