Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary · Illinois
H. Kramer & Co.
Chicago, IL · ~95 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
H. Kramer & Co. runs at 133% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary workplace, earning a grade D.
H. Kramer & Co.: 4.4 TCR = 133% of Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
H. Kramer & Co. safety composite
H. Kramer & Co. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
H. Kramer & Co.: 2.4 → 4.5 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 8.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.85× in 2024
H. Kramer & Co.'s TCR rose 2.1 from 2.4 in 2018 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331492 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 133% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #5/10
- PHOTO Rockwood Facility
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~95 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rockwood Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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H. Kramer & Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ames Advanced
Ames Advanced Material Corp.
4.5 TCR
- Novamet Specia
Novamet Specialty Products Corporat
4.5 TCR
- This site
H. Kramer & Co.
4.4 TCR
- Rockwood Facil
Rockwood Facility
4.4 TCR
- Houston Metal
Houston Metal
4.3 TCR
What this shows H. Kramer & Co. averages 4.4 TCR (133% of the Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary BLS benchmark).
H. Kramer & Co. TCR series: 2018=2.4 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=1.7 · 2022=8.3 · 2023=7.7 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 3.3
Where H. Kramer & Co. falls in its industry
132 Smelting and refining of nonfe establishmentsSafer than 40% 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 #5 safest of 10 Smelting and refining of nonfe employers in Illinois.
H. Kramer & Co. has more employees than the Smelting and refining of nonferrous meta median and a higher 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 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331492 · IL · Chicago
132 Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary 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 | Rockwood Facility | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Houston Metal | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ames Advanced Material Corp. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Novamet Specialty Products Corporat | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Glenwood Reporting Center | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Astro Insulation #287 | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UJAMAA CONSTRUCTION INC | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vissering Construction Company | 95 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 | Gage Bilt | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alta Enterprises LLC- Lancaster | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Barron Hatchery | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Desert Diamond Arena | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Day One Deliveries LLC | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Surf Packing Inc | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TAMKO Building Products LLC - Phillipsburg | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encore Precast, LLC | 95 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.