Machine bases, metal, manufacturing · Illinois

KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc.

Chicago, IL · ~32 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
12.2
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc. runs at 371% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Machine bases, metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc.: 12.2 TCR = 371% of Machine bases, metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc. safety composite

KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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).

F

21/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 12.23 per 100 workers

Safer than 8% of industry peers

DART rate
F 6.03 per 100 workers

Safer than 13% 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%).

Rising injury rate

KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc.: 5.8 → 12.1 TCR

Peak year 2023 @ 17.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.49× in 2024

KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc.'s TCR rose 6.3 from 5.8 in 2021 to 12.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 17.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332999 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 12.2 · 371% of ind

  • DART 6.0 DART
  • RANK #55/58
  • PHOTO TA Pelsue Company
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 17 inj
  • SIZE ~32 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: TA Pelsue Company (0.0 TCR gap)

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KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc. averages 12.2 TCR (371% of the Machine bases, metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc. TCR series: 2021=5.8 · 2022=13.8 · 2023=17.3 · 2024=12.1 · BLS 3.3

Where KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc. falls in its industry

827 Machine bases, metal, manufact establishments

Safer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #55 safest of 58 Machine bases, metal, manufact employers in Illinois.

KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc. (32 employees, TCR 12.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 67 employees and a TCR of 4.5 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 0100200300400 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc.
KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc. (32 employees, TCR 12.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 67 employees and a TCR of 4.5

KCP Metal Fabrications, Inc. has fewer employees than the Machine bases, metal, manufacturing 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 12.1 6.0 4 0 0
2023 17.3 5.8 6 0 0
2022 13.8 2.8 5 0 0
2021 5.8 2.9 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332999 · IL · Chicago

827 Machine bases, metal, manufacturing 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 · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR TA Pelsue Company 12.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR OEM Tube Assemblies - Chipley 12.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR OEM Fabricators Inc. - Phillips 12.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Rhino Metals Inc 12.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE AMEREN ILLINOIS - Eastern 32 FTE
STATE-SIZE Utility Department 32 FTE
STATE-SIZE AMEREN ILLINOIS - AIC Gas Corrosion 32 FTE
STATE-SIZE NG Ottawa Reporting Center 32 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 PENN Greenhouse LLC 12.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Country Harvest Family Markets Inc. 12.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Maplecrest Nursing Home 12.2 TCR
NAT-TCR 62FW 12.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Galehouse Companies, Inc. 32 FTE
NAT-SIZE Primalyn Enterprises DBA Jason Manufacturing 32 FTE
NAT-SIZE Pearland Courtyard 32 FTE
NAT-SIZE Delta Air Lines - TYS 32 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, 2022, 2021. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.