Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) · Illinois
Metro East Industries, Inc.
Alorton, IL · ~419 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Metro East Industries, Inc. runs at 85% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) workplace, earning a grade C.
Metro East Industries, Inc.: 3.8 TCR = 85% of Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metro East Industries, Inc. safety composite
Metro East Industries, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 44% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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
−2.6
2016→2024
Metro East Industries, Inc. injury rate improved
Metro East Industries, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.6 from 5.1 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 6.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.1 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=6.1 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488210 · Alorton, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 85% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #23/36
- PHOTO WMS Zwolle
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 144 inj
- SIZE ~419 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WMS Zwolle (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metro East Industries, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Detroit
Detroit
3.9 TCR
- Union Tank Car
Union Tank Car Company - Valdosta, GA
3.9 TCR
- This site
Metro East Industries, Inc.
3.8 TCR
- WMS Zwolle
WMS Zwolle
3.8 TCR
- Rescar - Loc#2
Rescar - Loc#210
3.8 TCR
What this shows Metro East Industries, Inc. averages 3.8 TCR (85% of the Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS benchmark).
Metro East Industries, Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.1 · 2017=2.9 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=6.1 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 4.5
Where Metro East Industries, Inc. falls in its industry
409 Locomotive and rail car repair establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 36 Locomotive and rail car repair employers in Illinois.
Metro East Industries, Inc. has more employees than the Locomotive and rail car repair (except f median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488210 · IL · Alorton
409 Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 4 employers in Alorton, 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 | WMS Zwolle | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rescar - Loc#210 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Detroit | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Union Tank Car Company - Valdosta, GA | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fervalue | 419 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Termax Corporation | 419 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IKEA #019 Joliet | 419 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Madison County Govt - CCAO, Cir Clerk, Cir Court, Comm Dev, Co Clerk, Emp & Training, Co Board | 419 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alorton IL Trackwork | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alorton Plant | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 189 | 21 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | JRL Ventures LLC - Sarasota | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Energy Control & Design, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NNA | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plant 3 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dubuque Human Services | 419 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sharp Conshohocken | 419 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant 81 | 419 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Industrial Accessories Company | 419 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.