Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Midwest Industrial Metals
Northlake, IL · ~54 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Midwest Industrial Metals runs at 212% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Midwest Industrial Metals: 4.7 TCR = 212% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Midwest Industrial Metals safety composite
Midwest Industrial Metals scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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
Midwest Industrial Metals: 2.2 → 6.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.17× in 2024
Midwest Industrial Metals's TCR rose 4.6 from 2.2 in 2018 to 6.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Northlake, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.7 · 212% of ind
- DART 5.4 DART
- RANK #38/62
- PHOTO Bedford Enterprises,…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bedford Enterprises, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Midwest Industrial Metals in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Midwest Industrial Metals
4.7 TCR
- Bedford Enterp
Bedford Enterprises, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- Longhorn Recyc
Longhorn Recycling, LP
4.6 TCR
- Weiner Iron Me
Weiner Iron Metals
4.6 TCR
- OmniSource - G
OmniSource - Greenville
4.6 TCR
What this shows Midwest Industrial Metals averages 4.7 TCR (212% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Midwest Industrial Metals TCR series: 2018=2.2 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=6.3 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 2.2
Where Midwest Industrial Metals falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 62 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Illinois.
Midwest Industrial Metals has more employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · IL · Northlake
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 56 employers in Northlake, 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 | Bedford Enterprises, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Longhorn Recycling, LP | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Weiner Iron Metals | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OmniSource - Greenville | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois Crop Improvement Association, Inc. | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois Electric Cooperative | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenlink Energy Solutions, Inc. | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | POINTCORE Construction, LLC | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IL - Northlake | 804 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Support | 628 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ARYZTA - Northlake | 469 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sun Chemical CTS/Inplant Group | 403 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Denton | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Syracuse 10196 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 14-GA | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lbr Lgv | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Turn-Key Solutions, Inc. | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shannon Fabrics, Inc | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CA-Irwindale 6000 | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rumford Stone Inc | 54 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.