Tubing, flexible metal, manufacturing · Illinois

National Metalwares

Aurora, IL · ~138 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.4
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

National Metalwares runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tubing, flexible metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

National Metalwares: 5.4 TCR = 164% of Tubing, flexible metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

National Metalwares safety composite

National Metalwares scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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).

C

57/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 5.42 per 100 workers

Safer than 38% 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%).

TCR Δ

−6.4

2017→2023

National Metalwares injury rate improved

National Metalwares's TCR fell 6.4 from 8.3 in 2017 to 1.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=8.3 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=6.2 · 2023=1.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332999 · Aurora, IL ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 164% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #39/58
  • PHOTO Forkey Consrtuction …
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 32 inj
  • SIZE ~138 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Forkey Consrtuction & Fabrication, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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National Metalwares in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows National Metalwares averages 5.4 TCR (164% of the Tubing, flexible metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

National Metalwares TCR series: 2017=8.3 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=6.2 · 2023=1.9 · BLS 3.3

Where National Metalwares falls in its industry

827 Tubing, flexible metal, manufa establishments

Safer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #39 safest of 58 Tubing, flexible metal, manufa employers in Illinois.

National Metalwares (138 employees, TCR 5.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 67 employees and a TCR of 4.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate National Metalwares
National Metalwares (138 employees, TCR 5.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 67 employees and a TCR of 4.5

National Metalwares has more employees than the Tubing, flexible metal, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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
2023 1.9 0.0 2 0 0
2019 6.2 1.4 9 0 0
2018 5.3 3.3 8 0 0
2017 8.3 2.6 13 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332999 · IL · Aurora

827 Tubing, flexible metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 325 employers in Aurora, 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 Forkey Consrtuction & Fabrication, Inc. 5.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR North Star Machine Co., Inc. 5.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR American Van Equipment 5.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Middle Atlantic Products-Fairfield 5.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Wood Dale 138 FTE
STATE-SIZE Jendersee, Inc. 138 FTE
STATE-SIZE Elk Grove IL (Small) 138 FTE
STATE-SIZE Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC - Cornell Avenue Facility 138 FTE
CITY-NEAR Indian Prairie School District 204 3,309 FTE
CITY-NEAR Factor Aurora 2,167 FTE
CITY-NEAR Rush Copley Medical Center, Inc. 2,163 FTE
CITY-NEAR ANDY FRAIN SERVICES INC 2,100 FTE
NAT-TCR BNR South Jersey 5.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Shawn P. Bettega Constrution, Inc. 5.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Big Lots Store #1918 Sacramento, CA 5.4 TCR
NAT-TCR 10415 Sugarhouse (WO) 5.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Clermont Park 138 FTE
NAT-SIZE Store 034 138 FTE
NAT-SIZE Fm 7 138 FTE
NAT-SIZE Fort Valley, Georgia 138 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.