Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Illinois
Nu-Way Industries, Inc
Des Plaines, IL · ~244 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Nu-Way Industries, Inc runs at 165% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Nu-Way Industries, Inc: 5.5 TCR = 165% of Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nu-Way Industries, Inc safety composite
Nu-Way Industries, Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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
Nu-Way Industries, Inc: 6.4 → 7.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 7.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.97× in 2023
Nu-Way Industries, Inc's TCR rose 0.9 from 6.4 in 2018 to 7.3 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Des Plaines, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 165% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #38/54
- PHOTO Royal Metal Products
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 76 inj
- SIZE ~244 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Royal Metal Products (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nu-Way Industries, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nu-Way Industries, Inc
5.5 TCR
- Royal Metal Pr
Royal Metal Products
5.5 TCR
- M&M Manufactur
M&M Manufacturing Mark IV
5.5 TCR
- Industrial Fab
Industrial Fabricators
5.5 TCR
- Dynamic Metal
Dynamic Metal Fabrication Inc
5.4 TCR
What this shows Nu-Way Industries, Inc averages 5.5 TCR (165% of the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Nu-Way Industries, Inc TCR series: 2018=6.4 · 2019=5.8 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=7.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Nu-Way Industries, Inc falls in its industry
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 54 Air cowls, sheet metal (except employers in Illinois.
Nu-Way Industries, Inc has more employees than the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings 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 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · IL · Des Plaines
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 174 employers in Des Plaines, 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 | Royal Metal Products | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | M&M Manufacturing Mark IV | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Industrial Fabricators | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dynamic Metal Fabrication Inc | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Exelon Nuclear Headquarters at Cantera | 244 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Home Run Inn Frozen Foods | 244 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shire Round Lake | 244 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 10568 Chicago Edgewater | 244 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Illinois Bone & Joint Institute | 2,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rivers Casino | 1,705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines Campus | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines (IL36) | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Denver Co (E Evans Ave) Plant | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Uct Mn | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Zunker Health Care, Inc | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6244 Oakland | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FORT MILL Corporate Site | 244 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Market Basket #31 | 244 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hospice & Community Care- Lancaster | 244 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ICM Corporation | 244 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.