Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel · Illinois
O&k American - Chicago Plant
Chicago, IL · ~70 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
O&k American - Chicago Plant runs at 210% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel workplace, earning a grade F.
O&k American - Chicago Plant: 6.9 TCR = 210% of Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
O&k American - Chicago Plant safety composite
O&k American - Chicago Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−3.1
2016→2024
O&k American - Chicago Plant injury rate improved
O&k American - Chicago Plant's TCR fell 3.1 from 8.3 in 2016 to 5.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 12.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.3 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=3.6 · 2021=6.8 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=12.1 · 2024=5.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331222 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.9 · 210% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #8/14
- PHOTO Johnstown Wire Techn…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~70 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Johnstown Wire Technologies (0.0 TCR gap)
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O&k American - Chicago Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Johnstown Wire
Johnstown Wire Technologies
7 TCR
- Southwestern W
Southwestern Wire Tulsa
7 TCR
- This site
O&k American - Chicago Plant
6.9 TCR
- Southwestern W
Southwestern Wire, INC. McClellan
6.8 TCR
- Main Plant
Main Plant
6.8 TCR
What this shows O&k American - Chicago Plant averages 6.9 TCR (210% of the Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel BLS benchmark).
O&k American - Chicago Plant TCR series: 2016=8.3 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=3.6 · 2021=6.8 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=12.1 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 3.3
Where O&k American - Chicago Plant falls in its industry
163 Drawing iron or steel wire fro establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 14 Drawing iron or steel wire fro employers in Illinois.
O&k American - Chicago Plant has more employees than the Drawing iron or steel wire from purchase median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331222 · IL · Chicago
163 Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, 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 | Johnstown Wire Technologies | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southwestern Wire, INC. McClellan | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southwestern Wire Tulsa | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Main Plant | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2510-Waterman, IL-R&D (Monsanto Co.) | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stewart Spreading Inc | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Duck Creek Power Station | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cahokia IL | 70 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | J&A Concrete Corp | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Green Rock Correctional Center | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ingram Readymix, Inc.-Seguin #3 | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 021-MIL | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Reiloy USA Corporation | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shamrock Environmental Corp. (Greensboro) | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0677 Westlake | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stoops Freightliner TC - Lima | 70 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.