Hot forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished · Illinois
Rail Exchange, Inc.
Chicago Heights, IL · ~68 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rail Exchange, Inc. runs at 174% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hot forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished workplace, earning a grade D.
Rail Exchange, Inc.: 5.8 TCR = 174% of Hot forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rail Exchange, Inc. safety composite
Rail Exchange, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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%).
Rail Exchange, Inc. held a steady TCR band
Rail Exchange, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.1 from 7.1 in 2016 to 7.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.1 · 2018=6.9 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=7.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332111 · Chicago Heights, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 174% of ind
- DART 7.0 DART
- RANK #9/19
- PHOTO Modern Forge
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Modern Forge (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rail Exchange, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rail Exchange, Inc.
5.8 TCR
- Phoenix Hotfor
Phoenix Hotform
5.8 TCR
- 235 Tennyson S
235 Tennyson Street
5.8 TCR
- Modern Forge
Modern Forge
5.7 TCR
- ATI Forged Pro
ATI Forged Products - Lebanon
5.7 TCR
What this shows Rail Exchange, Inc. averages 5.8 TCR (174% of the Hot forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished BLS benchmark).
Rail Exchange, Inc. TCR series: 2016=7.1 · 2018=6.9 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=7 · BLS 3.3
Where Rail Exchange, Inc. falls in its industry
241 Hot forgings made from purchas establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 19 Hot forgings made from purchas employers in Illinois.
Rail Exchange, Inc. has fewer employees than the Hot forgings made from purchased iron or median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.0. 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 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332111 · IL · Chicago Heights
241 Hot forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 82 employers in Chicago Heights, 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 | Modern Forge | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ATI Forged Products - Lebanon | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Phoenix Hotform | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 235 Tennyson Street | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fernlea Nurseries -MAG | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva STJ1 | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2057-Centralia, IL | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NG Rockford Service Center | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 309 CHICAGO | 1,341 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHICAGO STMP | 1,226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6284-YR-309 RX | 827 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CGT | 581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kellex Seating Tupelo | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plant 1 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main Office | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brandon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Klearview Manor | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Service Specialist LLC | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MAC Trailer Service, Inc | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JCK | 68 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.