Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary · Illinois
Metal Management Midwest, Inc (dba Sims Precious Metals)
Franklin Park, IL · ~33 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metal Management Midwest, Inc (dba Sims Precious Metals) runs at 45% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary workplace, earning a grade A.
Metal Management Midwest, Inc (dba Sims Precious Metals): 1.5 TCR = 45% of Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metal Management Midwest, Inc (dba Sims Precious Metals) safety composite
Metal Management Midwest, Inc (dba Sims Precious Metals) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Metal Management Midwest, Inc (dba Sims Precious Metals): 0.0 → 2.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.9 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2024
Metal Management Midwest, Inc (dba Sims Precious Metals)'s TCR rose 2.9 from 0.0 in 2023 to 2.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331492 · Franklin Park, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 45% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #3/10
- PHOTO JohnsonMfg
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: JohnsonMfg (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metal Management Midwest, Inc (dba Sims Precious Metals) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Dillon Gage Re
Dillon Gage Refinery
1.6 TCR
- This site
Metal Management Midwest, Inc (dba Sims Precious Metals)
1.5 TCR
- Jostens - Owat
Jostens - Owatonna STN
1.5 TCR
- JohnsonMfg
JohnsonMfg
1.4 TCR
- ESM GROUP INC.
ESM GROUP INC. - KINGSBURY, IN
1.4 TCR
What this shows Metal Management Midwest, Inc (dba Sims Precious Metals) averages 1.5 TCR (45% of the Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary BLS benchmark).
Metal Management Midwest, Inc (dba Sims Precious Metals) TCR series: 2023=0 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Metal Management Midwest, Inc (dba Sims Precious Metals) falls in its industry
132 Smelting and refining of nonfe establishmentsSafer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 10 Smelting and refining of nonfe employers in Illinois.
Metal Management Midwest, Inc (dba Sims Precious Metals) has fewer employees than the Smelting and refining of nonferrous meta median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331492 · IL · Franklin Park
132 Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 127 employers in Franklin Park, 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 | JohnsonMfg | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jostens - Owatonna STN | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dillon Gage Refinery | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ESM GROUP INC. - KINGSBURY, IN | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PharmaCann Dwight | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Konos | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mendota Farm Shop 208 | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NRG Will County Generating Station | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILFRA - FRANKLIN PARK HUB | 799 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FRANKLIN PARK HUB (ILFRA) | 740 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sloan Franklin Park | 709 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hill Mechanical Corp | 703 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hobbs | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Magnetic Sensors Corporation | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tyler 10520 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | East Providence 10202 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Yoderbilt, LLC | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mnowa - Owatonna | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Prmay - Mayaguez Center | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nmcar - Carlsbad Center | 33 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.