Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Illinois
Ludlow Manufacturing Inc.
Waukegan, IL · ~75 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. runs at 64% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Ludlow Manufacturing Inc.: 2.1 TCR = 64% of Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. safety composite
Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% 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
−2.8
2016→2024
Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. injury rate improved
Ludlow Manufacturing Inc.'s TCR fell 2.8 from 5.1 in 2016 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.1 · 2017=4.0 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Waukegan, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 64% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #16/54
- PHOTO p&g manufacturing
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~75 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: p&g manufacturing (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ludlow Manufacturing Inc.
2.1 TCR
- p&g manufactur
p&g manufacturing
2.1 TCR
- CANFAB Managem
CANFAB Management LLC
2.1 TCR
- Custom Metal F
Custom Metal Fabricators, Inc.
2.1 TCR
- Omnimax
Omnimax
2.1 TCR
What this shows Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. averages 2.1 TCR (64% of the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.1 · 2017=4 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. falls in its industry
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except establishmentsSafer than 82% 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 #16 safest of 54 Air cowls, sheet metal (except employers in Illinois.
Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. has more 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 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · IL · Waukegan
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 · 141 employers in Waukegan, 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 | p&g manufacturing | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CANFAB Management LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Custom Metal Fabricators, Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Omnimax | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kankakee Nursery Co. | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenhouse | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois American Water (Chicago Metro) | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Haier Plumbing & Heating, Inc. | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waukegan PSD #60 | 2,420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vista Medical Center | 936 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Visual Pak Waukegan | 807 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Blending & Filling | 793 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | American International Tooling Inc | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Maple Hill Senior Living | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stryten Manchester LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Power Partners | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Neotiss, Inc. | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lancaster Electric Inc | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Downes Construction Company | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Farmington ISD #192-Farmington Elementary | 75 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.