Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing · Illinois
Highland Machine
Highland, IL · ~68 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Highland Machine runs at 299% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Highland Machine: 9.9 TCR = 299% of Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Highland Machine safety composite
Highland Machine scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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
−8.1
2016→2024
Highland Machine injury rate improved
Highland Machine's TCR fell 8.1 from 12.2 in 2016 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 18.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=12.2 · 2017=18.8 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=7.9 · 2020=10.2 · 2021=8.9 · 2022=5.4 · 2023=14.1 · 2024=4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Highland, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.9 · 299% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #49/54
- PHOTO KINMETAL
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 51 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: KINMETAL (0.0 TCR gap)
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Highland Machine in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Highland Machine
9.9 TCR
- KINMETAL
KINMETAL
9.9 TCR
- G. W. Vines Co
G. W. Vines Company, Inc.
9.9 TCR
- FABCO STEEL FA
FABCO STEEL FABRICATION INC
9.8 TCR
- Applied Laser
Applied Laser Technologies Acq
9.8 TCR
What this shows Highland Machine averages 9.9 TCR (299% of the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Highland Machine TCR series: 2016=12.2 · 2017=18.8 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=7.9 · 2020=10.2 · 2021=8.9 · 2022=5.4 · 2023=14.1 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Highland Machine falls in its industry
1,158 Sheet metal work (except stamp establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #49 safest of 54 Sheet metal work (except stamp employers in Illinois.
Highland Machine has more employees than the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14.1 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 18.8 | 2.9 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · IL · Highland
1,158 Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 40 employers in Highland, 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 | KINMETAL | 9.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FABCO STEEL FABRICATION INC | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G. W. Vines Company, Inc. | 9.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Applied Laser Technologies Acq | 9.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fernlea Nurseries -MAG | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva STJ1 | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2057-Centralia, IL | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NG Rockford Service Center | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HIGHLAND IL | 448 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 435 | 337 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Basler Electric Company - Highland | 329 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 435 | 292 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wolfe Roofing | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Goodwill CFL - Oviedo | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Parks and Recreation | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hanover Maryland | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Decatur Day Program | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Joseph C. Graybill, Inc. | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Volvo of Cincinnati,Porsche of the Village,Maserati of Cincinnati | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Firebird Structures | 68 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.