Erecting structural steel · Illinois
Penn Services LLC
Palatine, IL · ~69 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Penn Services LLC runs at 131% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Erecting structural steel workplace, earning a grade D.
Penn Services LLC: 3.7 TCR = 131% of Erecting structural steel BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Penn Services LLC safety composite
Penn Services LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 52%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−9.3
2018→2024
Penn Services LLC injury rate improved
Penn Services LLC's TCR fell 9.3 from 10.6 in 2018 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=10.6 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=3.0 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238120 · Palatine, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.7 · 131% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #10/30
- PHOTO Gitzen Companies, Inc.
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~69 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gitzen Companies, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Penn Services LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Penn Services LLC
3.7 TCR
- Gitzen Compani
Gitzen Companies, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- McClure Brothe
McClure Brothers Inc.
3.7 TCR
- wenona
wenona
3.7 TCR
- Main Office
Main Office
3.6 TCR
What this shows Penn Services LLC averages 3.7 TCR (131% of the Erecting structural steel BLS benchmark).
Penn Services LLC TCR series: 2018=10.6 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=3 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 2.8
Where Penn Services LLC falls in its industry
705 Erecting structural steel establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 30 Erecting structural steel employers in Illinois.
Penn Services LLC has more employees than the Erecting structural steel median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238120 · IL · Palatine
705 Erecting structural steel employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 66 employers in Palatine, 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 | Gitzen Companies, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McClure Brothers Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | wenona | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Main Office | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer HiBred International Inc. McLeansboro Production | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Litchfield | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2057-Centralia, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hennepin Power Station | 69 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Community Consolidated School District 15 | 1,957 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILPAL - PALATINE | 1,701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PALATINE (ILPAL) | 1,639 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | William Rainey Harper College | 1,553 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Anderson Air Conditioning, LP | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Protective Coatings | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Diamond Mfg. Co. DBA: McKey Perforating Co. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plant 06 - FW | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | METRIX Instruments | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mueller Corporation | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Batavia PDC | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bucks Fabricating | 69 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.