Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Illinois
ELG Metals - Chicago
Chicago, IL · ~38 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ELG Metals - Chicago runs at 361% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
ELG Metals - Chicago: 8.0 TCR = 361% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ELG Metals - Chicago safety composite
ELG Metals - Chicago scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
TCR Δ
−16.6
2016→2024
ELG Metals - Chicago injury rate improved
ELG Metals - Chicago's TCR fell 16.6 from 16.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 19.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=16.6 · 2018=19.8 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=7.6 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=5.4 · 2023=6.1 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.0 · 361% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #54/62
- PHOTO Portland Plant, Rout…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Portland Plant, Route Operations, Field Service and Administrative Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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ELG Metals - Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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ELG Metals - Chicago
8 TCR
- Portland Plant
Portland Plant, Route Operations, Field Service and Administrative Office
8 TCR
- UTAH METAL WOR
UTAH METAL WORKS
8 TCR
- Andersen's Sal
Andersen's Sales and Salvage Inc
8 TCR
- Colt Recycling
Colt Recycling Southeast
7.9 TCR
What this shows ELG Metals - Chicago averages 8.0 TCR (361% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
ELG Metals - Chicago TCR series: 2016=16.6 · 2018=19.8 · 2019=0 · 2020=7.6 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=5.4 · 2023=6.1 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where ELG Metals - Chicago falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #54 safest of 62 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Illinois.
ELG Metals - Chicago has fewer employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19.8 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16.6 | 4.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · IL · Chicago
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers 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 | Portland Plant, Route Operations, Field Service and Administrative Office | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Colt Recycling Southeast | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UTAH METAL WORKS | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Andersen's Sales and Salvage Inc | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GDM Seeds, Inc - Gibson City, IL | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Distribution Operating - Peoria | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 629 - Distribution Operating - Peoria | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Freeport | 38 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 | Perk Company Inc. | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wellsboro store | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eversource - Bedford | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Maury Regional Medical Center | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hyatt Place Lenexa | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clary Lumber Company, Inc. | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kaplan Schmidt Electric, Inc | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lewisville TX Yard | 38 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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