Firestop contractors · Illinois
Nelson Thermal Insulation and Firestopping Company
Lake Zurich, IL · ~20 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nelson Thermal Insulation and Firestopping Company runs at 60% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Firestop contractors workplace, earning a grade B.
Nelson Thermal Insulation and Firestopping Company: 1.7 TCR = 60% of Firestop contractors BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nelson Thermal Insulation and Firestopping Company safety composite
Nelson Thermal Insulation and Firestopping Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 76% 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.03 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
Nelson Thermal Insulation and Firestopping Company: 0.0 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.0 TCR · DART/TCR 2.99× in 2024
Nelson Thermal Insulation and Firestopping Company's TCR rose 5.0 from 0.0 in 2020 to 5.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238310 · Lake Zurich, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.7 · 60% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #11/50
- PHOTO CMS Interiors, Inc.
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CMS Interiors, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nelson Thermal Insulation and Firestopping Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nelson Thermal Insulation and Firestopping Company
1.7 TCR
- CMS Interiors,
CMS Interiors, Inc.
1.7 TCR
- Landgrebe Inte
Landgrebe Interior Construction
1.7 TCR
- JDI Inc
JDI Inc
1.7 TCR
- Axion Specialt
Axion Specialty Contracting
1.7 TCR
What this shows Nelson Thermal Insulation and Firestopping Company averages 1.7 TCR (60% of the Firestop contractors BLS benchmark).
Nelson Thermal Insulation and Firestopping Company TCR series: 2020=0 · 2022=0 · 2024=5 · BLS 2.8
Where Nelson Thermal Insulation and Firestopping Company falls in its industry
1,613 Firestop contractors establishmentsSafer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 50 Firestop contractors employers in Illinois.
Nelson Thermal Insulation and Firestopping Company has fewer employees than the Firestop contractors median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238310 · IL · Lake Zurich
1,613 Firestop contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 84 employers in Lake Zurich, 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 | CMS Interiors, Inc. | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Landgrebe Interior Construction | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JDI Inc | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Axion Specialty Contracting | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | East Ridge | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bay Creek 4 | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Deer Run | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grand View Farms, LLC. | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | B and B Maintenance, Inc. | 1,077 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ECHO Incorporated | 945 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 915 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fresenius Kabi USA Lake Zurich Office | 853 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Marsden Services | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elanco Kansas | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Nashville Sounds | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Orda at Lake Placid | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tucson | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fairfield Inn and Suites - New Buffalo | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ashley House EW-6 | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ashley House FW-0 | 20 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.