Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished · Illinois
Forge Group Dekalb LLC
Dekalb, IL · ~62 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Forge Group Dekalb LLC runs at 215% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished workplace, earning a grade F.
Forge Group Dekalb LLC: 7.1 TCR = 215% of Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Forge Group Dekalb LLC safety composite
Forge Group Dekalb LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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
Forge Group Dekalb LLC: 2.5 → 14.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 14.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.22× in 2024
Forge Group Dekalb LLC's TCR rose 11.9 from 2.5 in 2016 to 14.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332111 · Dekalb, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.1 · 215% of ind
- DART 8.6 DART
- RANK #11/19
- PHOTO Mercer Forge Corpora…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mercer Forge Corporation (0.1 TCR gap)
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Forge Group Dekalb LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Kentucky Mount
Kentucky Mountain Industries, Inc.
7.3 TCR
- Medico Industr
Medico Industries, Inc. Hanover
7.3 TCR
- Newton Instrum
Newton Instrument Company, Inc.
7.2 TCR
- This site
Forge Group Dekalb LLC
7.1 TCR
- Mercer Forge C
Mercer Forge Corporation
7 TCR
What this shows Forge Group Dekalb LLC averages 7.1 TCR (215% of the Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished BLS benchmark).
Forge Group Dekalb LLC TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=4.4 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=2 · 2021=0 · 2022=14.3 · 2023=13.5 · 2024=14.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Forge Group Dekalb LLC falls in its industry
241 Steel forgings made from purch establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 19 Steel forgings made from purch employers in Illinois.
Forge Group Dekalb LLC has fewer employees than the Steel forgings made from purchased steel median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.0. 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 | 14.4 | 8.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.5 | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.3 | 11.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332111 · IL · Dekalb
241 Steel forgings made from purchased steel, unfinished employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 93 employers in Dekalb, 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 | Mercer Forge Corporation | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Newton Instrument Company, Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kentucky Mountain Industries, Inc. | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Medico Industries, Inc. Hanover | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dupont Pioneer Mcleansboro MCL1 | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hinsdale Nurseries, Inc. - Plano | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 03U - Electric Field Meter Services | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Tech Services | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3842 - UDC-DeKalb | 1,635 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3842 - DeKalb UDC | 1,411 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | 1,067 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DeKalb Community Unit School District #428 | 940 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | LCL Bulk Transport - Elizabethtown | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Select Specialty Hospital - Macomb County, Inc | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United Refrigeration, Inc. (#800) | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Freightliner Northwest, Mt. Vernon, WA | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sixmile Land and Cattle LLC | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 04 Scarborough | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dane Construction | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Webco Chemical Corporation | 62 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.