Wallpaper hanging and removal contractors · Illinois
Hester Decorating Co., Inc.
Skokie, IL · ~74 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hester Decorating Co., Inc. runs at 96% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Wallpaper hanging and removal contractors workplace, earning a grade C.
Hester Decorating Co., Inc.: 2.7 TCR = 96% of Wallpaper hanging and removal contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hester Decorating Co., Inc. safety composite
Hester Decorating Co., Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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
−2.1
2016→2024
Hester Decorating Co., Inc. injury rate improved
Hester Decorating Co., Inc.'s TCR fell 2.1 from 4.1 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 7.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.1 · 2017=7.7 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238320 · Skokie, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 96% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #13/17
- PHOTO M.L. McDonald Sales …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~74 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: M.L. McDonald Sales Company, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hester Decorating Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Hester Decorating Co., Inc.
2.7 TCR
- M.L. McDonald
M.L. McDonald Sales Company, LLC
2.7 TCR
- Schaper Comppa
Schaper Comppany, Inc.
2.7 TCR
- Crown Painting
Crown Painting Inc.
2.7 TCR
- Performance Pa
Performance Painting
2.7 TCR
What this shows Hester Decorating Co., Inc. averages 2.7 TCR (96% of the Wallpaper hanging and removal contractors BLS benchmark).
Hester Decorating Co., Inc. TCR series: 2016=4.1 · 2017=7.7 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=2 · BLS 2.8
Where Hester Decorating Co., Inc. falls in its industry
582 Wallpaper hanging and removal establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 17 Wallpaper hanging and removal employers in Illinois.
Hester Decorating Co., Inc. has more employees than the Wallpaper hanging and removal contractor median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238320 · IL · Skokie
582 Wallpaper hanging and removal contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 117 employers in Skokie, 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 | M.L. McDonald Sales Company, LLC | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schaper Comppany, Inc. | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crown Painting Inc. | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Performance Painting | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Agriscience LLC | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Public Works- Water & Sewer Dept. | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Normandy Construction Co. Inc | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 105652 - Cass County Solar 150 MW AC | 74 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal-Mogul Corporation | 1,250 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Skokie Campus | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal Mogul | 1,123 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SKOKIE HOSPITAL | 992 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | J2 | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Key Knife | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sanderson Farms Brazos Feed Mill | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hite Associates | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Summers Manufacturing Inc. | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carlie C's IGA #880 | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rotterdam Freezer | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Koppers Florence | 74 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.