Buildings, prefabricated, wood, manufacturing · Illinois
Lester Building Systems, LLC CH
Charleston, IL · ~54 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lester Building Systems, LLC CH runs at 351% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Buildings, prefabricated, wood, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Lester Building Systems, LLC CH: 11.6 TCR = 351% of Buildings, prefabricated, wood, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lester Building Systems, LLC CH safety composite
Lester Building Systems, LLC CH scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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)
- F 11.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% 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
−16.7
2016→2024
Lester Building Systems, LLC CH injury rate improved
Lester Building Systems, LLC CH's TCR fell 16.7 from 18.8 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 18.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=18.8 · 2017=6.7 · 2018=12.8 · 2019=10.2 · 2020=15.7 · 2021=12.5 · 2022=12.1 · 2023=13.3 · 2024=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321992 · Charleston, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.6 · 351% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO Guerdon, LLC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 53 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Guerdon, LLC (0.2 TCR gap)
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Lester Building Systems, LLC CH in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Tuff Shed Stor
Tuff Shed Store 440 - Reno - NW
11.8 TCR
- Wausau Homes I
Wausau Homes Inc
11.8 TCR
- This site
Lester Building Systems, LLC CH
11.6 TCR
- Guerdon, LLC
Guerdon, LLC
11.4 TCR
- Tuff Shed Stor
Tuff Shed Store 170 - Seattle - NW
11.3 TCR
What this shows Lester Building Systems, LLC CH averages 11.6 TCR (351% of the Buildings, prefabricated, wood, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lester Building Systems, LLC CH TCR series: 2016=18.8 · 2017=6.7 · 2018=12.8 · 2019=10.2 · 2020=15.7 · 2021=12.5 · 2022=12.1 · 2023=13.3 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Lester Building Systems, LLC CH falls in its industry
177 Buildings, prefabricated, wood establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.7.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Buildings, prefabricated, wood employers in Illinois.
Lester Building Systems, LLC CH has more employees than the Buildings, prefabricated, wood, manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.7. 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 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.3 | 9.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.5 | 5.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.7 | 7.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.8 | 7.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 18.8 | 5.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321992 · IL · Charleston
177 Buildings, prefabricated, wood, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 41 employers in Charleston, 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 | Guerdon, LLC | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tuff Shed Store 440 - Reno - NW | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wausau Homes Inc | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tuff Shed Store 170 - Seattle - NW | 11.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois Crop Improvement Association, Inc. | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois Electric Cooperative | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenlink Energy Solutions, Inc. | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | POINTCORE Construction, LLC | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eastern Illinois University | 2,096 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Charleston CUSD #1 | 360 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 612 | 300 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eastern Illinois Area of Special Education | 267 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lebanon DCB | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Lodge at Taylor | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #134 | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Krueger Engineering & Mfg. Co., Inc. | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Fresh Market 045 | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C.J. Hesse, Inc. | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sheriff's Office-Admin/Patrol | 54 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.