Iron work, structural, contractors · Illinois
Federal Steel & Erection Co.
East Alton, IL · ~80 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Federal Steel & Erection Co. runs at 31% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Iron work, structural, contractors workplace, earning a grade A.
Federal Steel & Erection Co.: 0.9 TCR = 31% of Iron work, structural, contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Federal Steel & Erection Co. safety composite
Federal Steel & Erection Co. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
78/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
Federal Steel & Erection Co.: 0.0 → 1.3 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 1.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Federal Steel & Erection Co.'s TCR rose 1.3 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 1.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238120 · East Alton, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.9 · 31% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/30
- PHOTO Empire Acero
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Empire Acero (0.0 TCR gap)
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Federal Steel & Erection Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Federal Steel & Erection Co.
0.9 TCR
- Empire Acero
Empire Acero
0.9 TCR
- California Fie
California Field
0.9 TCR
- Guaranteed Wat
Guaranteed Waterproofing
0.9 TCR
- Tippen
Tippen
0.9 TCR
What this shows Federal Steel & Erection Co. averages 0.9 TCR (31% of the Iron work, structural, contractors BLS benchmark).
Federal Steel & Erection Co. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=1 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 2.8
Where Federal Steel & Erection Co. falls in its industry
705 Iron work, structural, contrac establishmentsSafer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 30 Iron work, structural, contrac employers in Illinois.
Federal Steel & Erection Co. has more employees than the Iron work, structural, contractors median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 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
238120 · IL · East Alton
705 Iron work, structural, contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 20 employers in East Alton, 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 | Empire Acero | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | California Field | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Guaranteed Waterproofing | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tippen | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crestwood Reporting Center | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Eastern - IL Gas Ops | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 74G - Eastern - IL Gas Ops | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Olin Brass | 917 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Olin Winchester, LLC - East Alton | 628 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | West Star Aviation / Alton | 503 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILALT - ALTON | 221 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Norfolk - NFK | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sealed Air - St. Joseph Missouri | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GA | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Starbucks Manufacturing Georgia Soluble Coffee Plant | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bjerk Builders, LLC | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Zalk Josephs | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DuBois Office, Shop and Plant | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R+L Carriers - OMH | 80 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.