Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing · Illinois

Menk USA, LLC

Sterling, IL · ~79 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
9.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Menk USA, LLC runs at 289% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Menk USA, LLC: 9.5 TCR = 289% of Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Menk USA, LLC safety composite

Menk USA, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).

F

16/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 9.54 per 100 workers

Safer than 4% of industry peers

DART rate
F 7.66 per 100 workers

Safer than 4% 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

−0.7

2020→2024

Menk USA, LLC injury rate improved

Menk USA, LLC's TCR fell 0.7 from 9.6 in 2020 to 8.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 11.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=9.6 · 2021=7.2 · 2022=11.5 · 2023=10.5 · 2024=8.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 335311 · Sterling, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 289% of ind

  • DART 7.7 DART
  • RANK #10/10
  • PHOTO DSW
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 34 inj
  • SIZE ~79 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: DSW (0.4 TCR gap)

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Menk USA, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Menk USA, LLC averages 9.5 TCR (289% of the Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Menk USA, LLC TCR series: 2020=9.6 · 2021=7.2 · 2022=11.5 · 2023=10.5 · 2024=8.9 · BLS 3.3

Where Menk USA, LLC falls in its industry

141 Distribution transformers, ele establishments

Safer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 10 Distribution transformers, ele employers in Illinois.

Menk USA, LLC (79 employees, TCR 9.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 120 employees and a TCR of 2.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,5002,0002,500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Menk USA, LLC
Menk USA, LLC (79 employees, TCR 9.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 120 employees and a TCR of 2.6

Menk USA, LLC has fewer employees than the Distribution transformers, electric, man median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 8.9 7.7 7 0 0
2023 10.5 9.0 7 0 0
2022 11.5 8.6 8 0 0
2021 7.2 1.4 5 0 0
2020 9.6 6.8 7 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

335311 · IL · Sterling

141 Distribution transformers, electric, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 72 employers in Sterling, 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 DSW 9.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Pennsylvania Transformer Technologies, LLC - Raeford, NC 10.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Howard Industries Inc. (Sandersville) 10.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR COMPTEC INC 8.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE NG Crestwood Reporting Center 79 FTE
STATE-SIZE Woodmark ,LLC 79 FTE
STATE-SIZE Calumet City Plumbing Company and Heating 79 FTE
STATE-SIZE Village of Niles Public Works 79 FTE
CITY-NEAR HALO Branded Solutions, Inc. 2,215 FTE
CITY-NEAR STIL 1,839 FTE
CITY-NEAR Wahl Clipper Corporation 1,260 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 7024 910 FTE
NAT-TCR Marine Terminals Corporation - Dundalk 9.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Grocery Outlet of Long Beach 9.5 TCR
NAT-TCR 8020285 Link Belt Lexington 9.5 TCR
NAT-TCR 5770 - Norcross North 9.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Kerry Red Arrow 79 FTE
NAT-SIZE Ebenezer Railcar Services, Inc. 79 FTE
NAT-SIZE Beiler Hydraulics, Inc 79 FTE
NAT-SIZE JMS Crane & Rigging, LLC. 79 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.