Wire and cable (except electrical) merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Kwi LLC
North Chicago, IL · ~36 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kwi LLC runs at 155% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Wire and cable (except electrical) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Kwi LLC: 3.4 TCR = 155% of Wire and cable (except electrical) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kwi LLC safety composite
Kwi LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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
Kwi LLC: 0.0 → 5.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.86× in 2024
Kwi LLC's TCR rose 5.9 from 0.0 in 2018 to 5.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · North Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.4 · 155% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #46/107
- PHOTO O'Neal Steel Incorpo…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: O'Neal Steel Incorporated_Birmingham (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kwi LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kwi LLC
3.4 TCR
- O'Neal Steel I
O'Neal Steel Incorporated_Birmingham
3.4 TCR
- Material Scien
Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles
3.4 TCR
- Ta Chen Intern
Ta Chen International - GCS Houston
3.4 TCR
- PDM FPSS Stock
PDM FPSS Stockton
3.4 TCR
What this shows Kwi LLC averages 3.4 TCR (155% of the Wire and cable (except electrical) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Kwi LLC TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=2.8 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=3 · 2023=3.1 · 2024=5.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Kwi LLC falls in its industry
1,299 Wire and cable (except electri establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #46 safest of 107 Wire and cable (except electri employers in Illinois.
Kwi LLC has fewer employees than the Wire and cable (except electrical) merch median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · IL · North Chicago
1,299 Wire and cable (except electrical) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 11 employers in North 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 | O'Neal Steel Incorporated_Birmingham | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ta Chen International - GCS Houston | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PDM FPSS Stockton | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois Foundation Seed Inc- Harvard | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHI Greenhouse LLC | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MT ERIE COMPLEX -EST | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Malta | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Abbvie | 20,982 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago | 268 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4319 North Chicago Container | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North Chicago Container | 133 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Federal Cartridge Company | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Scotts Company - Riverside | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Caan-90-Anaheim, Ca | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Archbold | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bellmore | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carolina | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Garden State Bobcat, Inc. | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Texas ProFab Corporation | 36 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.