Masonry contractors · Illinois

J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc.

Morton, IL · ~35 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.7
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc. runs at 61% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Masonry contractors workplace, earning a grade B.

J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc.: 1.7 TCR = 61% of Masonry contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc. safety composite

J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

C

74/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.7 per 100 workers

Safer than 82% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% 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

−3.4

2023→2024

J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc. injury rate improved

J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc.'s TCR fell 3.4 from 3.4 in 2023 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=3.4 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238140 · Morton, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.7 · 61% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #7/24
  • PHOTO Majestic Masonry Inc.
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~35 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Majestic Masonry Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc. averages 1.7 TCR (61% of the Masonry contractors BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc. TCR series: 2023=3.4 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8

Where J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc. falls in its industry

703 Masonry contractors establishments

Safer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 24 Masonry contractors employers in Illinois.

J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc. (35 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 52 employees and a TCR of 3.9 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc.
J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc. (35 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 52 employees and a TCR of 3.9

J.J. Braker and Sons, Inc. has fewer employees than the Masonry contractors median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 3.4 3.4 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238140 · IL · Morton

703 Masonry contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 93 employers in Morton, 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 Majestic Masonry Inc. 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Joyner Masonry Works, Inc. 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Galindo & Boyd Wall Systems 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR GROESBECK MASONRY, INC. 1.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Dynegy Kendall Energy LLC 35 FTE
STATE-SIZE M.J.M. Electric Cooperative, Inc. 35 FTE
STATE-SIZE South Beloit Office 35 FTE
STATE-SIZE DuPage Water Commission 35 FTE
CITY-NEAR Morton Parts Distribution Center 1,662 FTE
CITY-NEAR Matcor Metal Fabrication Morton 426 FTE
CITY-NEAR Morton Industries LLC 349 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 5157 294 FTE
NAT-TCR Kybow - Bowling Green 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Bombard Electric 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Strahman Valves, Inc. 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Superior Electrical Mechanical & Plumbing 1.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Monroe 2 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE District Office 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE Direct/DLNR-Aquatic Resources 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE High Structural Erectors, LLC. 35 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.