Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · Illinois
Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC
Lockport, IL · ~59 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC runs at 227% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC: 7.5 TCR = 227% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC safety composite
Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
−1.9
2019→2024
Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC injury rate improved
Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC's TCR fell 1.9 from 7.7 in 2019 to 5.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 11.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=7.7 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=11.1 · 2024=5.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Lockport, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.5 · 227% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #41/51
- PHOTO Brakewell Steel Inc.
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brakewell Steel Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC
7.5 TCR
- Brakewell Stee
Brakewell Steel Inc.
7.5 TCR
- METAL-WELD SPE
METAL-WELD SPECIALTIES, INC
7.5 TCR
- Parker Welding
Parker Welding & Fabrication, Inc.
7.5 TCR
- BWJ Metalworks
BWJ Metalworks, LLC
7.5 TCR
What this shows Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC averages 7.5 TCR (227% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC TCR series: 2019=7.7 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=11.1 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 51 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in Illinois.
Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC has more employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · IL · Lockport
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 59 employers in Lockport, 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 | Brakewell Steel Inc. | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | METAL-WELD SPECIALTIES, INC | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Parker Welding & Fabrication, Inc. | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BWJ Metalworks, LLC | 7.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cornbelt Fire Protection District | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Exelon Nuclear Services & Training Center (STC) | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Electric Field Meter Services | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0G5 - Gas Tech - Engineering | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lockport Township High School District 205 East Campus | 535 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Illinois | 459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILLPT - LOCKPORT | 383 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lockport Township Park District | 382 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Overland Park Regional Medical Center | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sunline Civil Construction Inc | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Exact Electric | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Quality General Inc. | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | D14 Cincinnati | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rock Hill Sc | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Merrill Gardens at Rockridge | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3047 Cash Wise Stanley | 59 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.