Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · Illinois
Industrial Hard Chrome
Geneva, IL · ~88 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Industrial Hard Chrome runs at 125% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
Industrial Hard Chrome: 4.1 TCR = 125% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Industrial Hard Chrome safety composite
Industrial Hard Chrome scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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 4.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
−3.5
2017→2024
Industrial Hard Chrome injury rate improved
Industrial Hard Chrome's TCR fell 3.5 from 10.3 in 2017 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 10.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=10.3 · 2018=0.1 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=6.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Geneva, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 125% of ind
- DART 5.1 DART
- RANK #17/37
- PHOTO General Magnaplate T…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~88 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: General Magnaplate Texas, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Industrial Hard Chrome in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Industrial Hard Chrome
4.1 TCR
- General Magnap
General Magnaplate Texas, Inc.
4.1 TCR
- Chrome Deposit
Chrome Deposit Corporation - Akron Division
4.1 TCR
- Valex Corp
Valex Corp
4.1 TCR
- Valley Plating
Valley Plating, Inc.
4.1 TCR
What this shows Industrial Hard Chrome averages 4.1 TCR (125% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Industrial Hard Chrome TCR series: 2017=10.3 · 2018=0.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Industrial Hard Chrome falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 37 Electroplating metals and form employers in Illinois.
Industrial Hard Chrome has more employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.3 | 5.6 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · IL · Geneva
585 Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 79 employers in Geneva, 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 | General Magnaplate Texas, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chrome Deposit Corporation - Akron Division | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valex Corp | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valley Plating, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ENGIE Distributed Solar and Storage | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 72E - Western N - IL Electric Ops | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Western N - IL Electric Ops | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crystal Lake Reporting Center | 88 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital | 1,706 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kane County | 1,278 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | County Of Kane | 1,212 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MSI Express - Geneva | 330 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NYSEG Mechanicville | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Producers Cooperative Association-Feed Mill | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southwark Metal Nebraska Division | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Del Rio Branch Office-* | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DCY1 | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NYSEG Oneonta | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PCI Industries, Inc. | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Martin Wheel | 88 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.