Castable refractories, clay, manufacturing · Indiana
Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago
East Chicago, IN · ~35 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago runs at 405% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Castable refractories, clay, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago: 13.4 TCR = 405% of Castable refractories, clay, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago safety composite
Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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
−23.8
2019→2024
Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago injury rate improved
Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago's TCR fell 23.8 from 26.6 in 2019 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 26.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=26.6 · 2020=20.2 · 2021=14.9 · 2022=12.6 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · East Chicago, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.4 · 405% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #9/9
- PHOTO US Brick LLC
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: US Brick LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago
13.4 TCR
- US Brick LLC
US Brick LLC
13.3 TCR
- Carolina Ceram
Carolina Ceramics
13.1 TCR
- STONEPEAK CERA
STONEPEAK CERAMICS, INC.
12.8 TCR
- Mercury Mosaic
Mercury Mosaics Minneapolis
12.6 TCR
What this shows Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago averages 13.4 TCR (405% of the Castable refractories, clay, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago TCR series: 2019=26.6 · 2020=20.2 · 2021=14.9 · 2022=12.6 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago falls in its industry
307 Castable refractories, clay, m establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 9 Castable refractories, clay, m employers in Indiana.
Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago has fewer employees than the Castable refractories, clay, manufacturi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.9 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20.2 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26.6 | 11.4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · IN · East Chicago
307 Castable refractories, clay, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 69 employers in East Chicago, IN · 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 | US Brick LLC | 13.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carolina Ceramics | 13.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | STONEPEAK CERAMICS, INC. | 12.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mercury Mosaics Minneapolis | 12.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Oak Basin Dairy | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crawfordsville LLC | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2164-Evansville, IN | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2527-Windfall, IN | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arcelormittal Indiana Harbor | 3,844 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland-Cliffs - Indiana Harbor | 3,192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar East Chicago | 1,371 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar Casino and Hotel East Chicago | 1,155 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Silverado Alexandria - 470 | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Inglewood Healthcare Center | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Delano | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Woodlands Place Rehabilitation Suites | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Swagelok Austin | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Retlaw Industries Inc | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hampton Inn | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Whitaker Finishing LLC | 35 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.