Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel · Illinois
Mid-West Mfg. LLC - Chicago Heights Plant
Chicago Heights, IL · ~50 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mid-West Mfg. LLC - Chicago Heights Plant runs at 247% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel workplace, earning a grade F.
Mid-West Mfg. LLC - Chicago Heights Plant: 8.2 TCR = 247% of Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mid-West Mfg. LLC - Chicago Heights Plant safety composite
Mid-West Mfg. LLC - Chicago Heights Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
Mid-West Mfg. LLC - Chicago Heights Plant: 0.0 → 10.8 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 15.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.66× in 2024
Mid-West Mfg. LLC - Chicago Heights Plant's TCR rose 10.8 from 0.0 in 2021 to 10.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 15.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331210 · Chicago Heights, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 247% of ind
- DART 5.4 DART
- RANK #17/21
- PHOTO Z-Flex U.S. Inc.
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Z-Flex U.S. Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mid-West Mfg. LLC - Chicago Heights Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Atlas Tube - P
Atlas Tube - Plymouth
8.3 TCR
- This site
Mid-West Mfg. LLC - Chicago Heights Plant
8.2 TCR
- MSS STEEL TUBE
MSS STEEL TUBES USA
8.2 TCR
- Z-Flex U.S. In
Z-Flex U.S. Inc.
8.1 TCR
- US047: Tectron
US047: Tectron
8 TCR
What this shows Mid-West Mfg. LLC - Chicago Heights Plant averages 8.2 TCR (247% of the Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS benchmark).
Mid-West Mfg. LLC - Chicago Heights Plant TCR series: 2021=0 · 2022=15.3 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=10.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Mid-West Mfg. LLC - Chicago Heights Plant falls in its industry
329 Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, loc establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 21 Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, loc employers in Illinois.
Mid-West Mfg. LLC - Chicago Heights Plant has fewer employees than the Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, s median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331210 · IL · Chicago Heights
329 Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 82 employers in Chicago Heights, 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 | Z-Flex U.S. Inc. | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MSS STEEL TUBES USA | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Atlas Tube - Plymouth | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | US047: Tectron | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Champaign CMI1 | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1240-Monmouth, IL | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Constellation Nuclear Services & Training Center (STC) | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Storage | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 309 CHICAGO | 1,341 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHICAGO STMP | 1,226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6284-YR-309 RX | 827 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CGT | 581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DJZ5 | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WCS - Prospect Park Zoo | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Powder Coating Specialties, Inc. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cornella Brothers, Inc. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | LeafGuard of Northern Georgia | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C3 Industries, Inc - Franklin | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amber Court of Elizabeth | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hollingsworth USPS Auburn | 50 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.