Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Illinois
LJ Fabricators
Rockford, IL · ~44 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
LJ Fabricators runs at 113% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
LJ Fabricators: 3.7 TCR = 113% of Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
LJ Fabricators safety composite
LJ Fabricators scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
−1.2
2017→2024
LJ Fabricators injury rate improved
LJ Fabricators's TCR fell 1.2 from 3.2 in 2017 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=3.2 · 2018=12.7 · 2019=2.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=4.2 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Rockford, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 113% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #27/54
- PHOTO Advanced Sheet Metal
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Advanced Sheet Metal (0.0 TCR gap)
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LJ Fabricators in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
LJ Fabricators
3.7 TCR
- Advanced Sheet
Advanced Sheet Metal
3.7 TCR
- The Metalworki
The Metalworking Group - Pippin Road
3.7 TCR
- Osceola Tellin
Osceola Telling
3.7 TCR
- MASS Precision
MASS Precision, Inc.
3.7 TCR
What this shows LJ Fabricators averages 3.7 TCR (113% of the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
LJ Fabricators TCR series: 2017=3.2 · 2018=12.7 · 2019=2 · 2021=0 · 2022=4.2 · 2023=2 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where LJ Fabricators falls in its industry
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 54 Air cowls, sheet metal (except employers in Illinois.
LJ Fabricators has fewer employees than the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings median and a lower 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.7 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · IL · Rockford
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 405 employers in Rockford, 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 | Advanced Sheet Metal | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Metalworking Group - Pippin Road | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Osceola Telling | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MASS Precision, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Office | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2570-Thomasboro, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative Paxton Headquarters | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastern Illini Elec. Coop. Paxton Heaquarters | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILRKF - ROCKFORD AIR HUB | 2,634 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swedish American Hospital - 4800 | 2,629 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PCI Pharma Services Rockford | 2,175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SwedishAmerican Hospital | 1,855 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Berman Bros Inc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Advance Industries Group, LLC. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Robert A. Aird, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 009 - Robey Elementary | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | A-Tech Concrete Co., Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Morristown Roofing Company, Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Utility Contractors of America, Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Millwood, Inc. Florence | 44 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.