Fabrication of Optical Components · Illinois

Karl Lambrecht Corp.

Chicago, IL · ~19 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Karl Lambrecht Corp. runs at 46% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Fabrication of Optical Components workplace, earning a grade A.

Karl Lambrecht Corp.: 1.5 TCR = 46% of Fabrication of Optical Components BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Karl Lambrecht Corp. safety composite

Karl Lambrecht Corp. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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

69/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.51 per 100 workers

Safer than 76% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 50% 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

−6.1

2016→2024

Karl Lambrecht Corp. injury rate improved

Karl Lambrecht Corp.'s TCR fell 6.1 from 6.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=6.1 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=6.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333310 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 46% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #1/4
  • PHOTO Aquatech ICD
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 2 inj
  • SIZE ~19 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Aquatech ICD (0.3 TCR gap)

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Karl Lambrecht Corp. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Karl Lambrecht Corp. averages 1.5 TCR (46% of the Fabrication of Optical Components BLS benchmark).

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

Karl Lambrecht Corp. TCR series: 2016=6.1 · 2018=0 · 2019=6 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Karl Lambrecht Corp. falls in its industry

29 Fabrication of Optical Compone establishments

Safer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 4 Fabrication of Optical Compone employers in Illinois.

Karl Lambrecht Corp. (19 employees, TCR 1.5) among 16 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 127 employees and a TCR of 2.7 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 17 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 05001,0001,5002,0002,500 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate Karl Lambrecht Corp.
Karl Lambrecht Corp. (19 employees, TCR 1.5) among 16 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 127 employees and a TCR of 2.7

Karl Lambrecht Corp. has fewer employees than the Fabrication of Optical Components median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 6.0 6.0 1 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 6.1 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333310 · IL · Chicago

29 Fabrication of Optical Components 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. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR Aquatech ICD 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Carlisle Brake and Friction 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Franklin Water Treatment - Avon 2.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc. 2.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE Gingerich Farms Partnerships 19 FTE
STATE-SIZE Tolono Research 19 FTE
STATE-SIZE PharmaCann Hillcrest 19 FTE
STATE-SIZE South Morgan Acres, LLC. 19 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 Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Giddings Campus 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR CFH 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR SMC Ltd. 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Jacobs - ONTARIO - OMI 1.5 TCR

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, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016. 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.