Recovering and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) from scrap · Illinois
Mid-States Recycling & Refining
Des Plaines, IL · ~25 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mid-States Recycling & Refining runs at 19% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Recovering and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) from scrap workplace, earning a grade A.
Mid-States Recycling & Refining: 0.6 TCR = 19% of Recovering and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) from scrap BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mid-States Recycling & Refining safety composite
Mid-States Recycling & Refining scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 96% 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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 96% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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%).
Mid-States Recycling & Refining held a steady TCR band
Mid-States Recycling & Refining's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331492 · Des Plaines, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 19% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/10
- PHOTO Gladieux Metals Recy…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gladieux Metals Recycling Freeport (0.1 TCR gap)
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Mid-States Recycling & Refining in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Umicore EOM
Umicore EOM
0.8 TCR
- ATI Specialty
ATI Specialty Materials - Monroe
0.8 TCR
- ATI Powder Met
ATI Powder Metals - Oakdale
0.8 TCR
- This site
Mid-States Recycling & Refining
0.6 TCR
- Gladieux Metal
Gladieux Metals Recycling Freeport
0.6 TCR
What this shows Mid-States Recycling & Refining averages 0.6 TCR (19% of the Recovering and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) from scrap BLS benchmark).
Mid-States Recycling & Refining TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Mid-States Recycling & Refining falls in its industry
132 Recovering and refining of non establishmentsSafer than 96% 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 #1 safest of 10 Recovering and refining of non employers in Illinois.
Mid-States Recycling & Refining has fewer employees than the Recovering and refining of nonferrous me 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331492 · IL · Des Plaines
132 Recovering and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) from scrap employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 174 employers in Des Plaines, 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 | Gladieux Metals Recycling Freeport | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Umicore EOM | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ATI Specialty Materials - Monroe | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ATI Powder Metals - Oakdale | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Emerald Mound Lebanon Fire Department | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steve Piper and Sons, Inc | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - IL Meter Services North | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Headquarters | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Illinois Bone & Joint Institute | 2,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rivers Casino | 1,705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines Campus | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines (IL36) | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Casio America, Inc. - Dover | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Forney Power Plant | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S06717 - Raleigh MRF | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Barletta Engineering Corp. | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Smg Warrington LLC | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Social Vocational Services 223 | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Social Vocational Service 224 | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Social Vocational Services 225 | 25 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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