Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade · Illinois
Nitrex, Inc. CH Operations
Aurora, IL · ~28 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nitrex, Inc. CH Operations runs at 127% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
Nitrex, Inc. CH Operations: 4.2 TCR = 127% of Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nitrex, Inc. CH Operations safety composite
Nitrex, Inc. CH Operations scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
Nitrex, Inc. CH Operations: 0.0 → 3.4 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 12.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.81× in 2021
Nitrex, Inc. CH Operations's TCR rose 3.4 from 0.0 in 2016 to 3.4 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.0 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332811 · Aurora, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 127% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #10/24
- PHOTO Thermal Modification…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Thermal Modification Technologies, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nitrex, Inc. CH Operations in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nitrex, Inc. CH Operations
4.2 TCR
- Thermal Modifi
Thermal Modification Technologies, Inc.
4.2 TCR
- CMC Impact Met
CMC Impact Metals Chicora
4.2 TCR
- Bodycote Therm
Bodycote Thermal Processing - South Windsor
4.2 TCR
- Curtiss Wright
Curtiss Wright Surface Technologies
4.2 TCR
What this shows Nitrex, Inc. CH Operations averages 4.2 TCR (127% of the Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Nitrex, Inc. CH Operations TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=6.5 · 2018=12 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=0 · 2021=3.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Nitrex, Inc. CH Operations falls in its industry
248 Heat treating metals and metal establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 24 Heat treating metals and metal employers in Illinois.
Nitrex, Inc. CH Operations has fewer employees than the Heat treating metals and metal products median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332811 · IL · Aurora
248 Heat treating metals and metal products for the trade 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 | Thermal Modification Technologies, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CMC Impact Metals Chicora | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bodycote Thermal Processing - South Windsor | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Curtiss Wright Surface Technologies | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Elite Growers, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Charles River Avian Roanoke | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Agriscience Princeton IL Research-PRI2 | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tracy Export, Inc. | 28 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 | 3078 Keystone | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Maplewood at Strawberry Hill, LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Courtyard by Marriott Lafayette Airport | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pengo Corporation (Laurens, IA) | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate Office | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | T&D Thompson | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Homewood Suites Pittsburgh Downtown | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Insource Performance Solutions at Ohl Redlands | 28 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.