Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing · Illinois
Rockford Spring Company
Rockford, IL · ~85 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rockford Spring Company runs at 82% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Rockford Spring Company: 2.7 TCR = 82% of Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rockford Spring Company safety composite
Rockford Spring Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Rockford Spring Company: 1.8 → 3.5 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 4.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.64× in 2024
Rockford Spring Company's TCR rose 1.7 from 1.8 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 4.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332613 · Rockford, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 82% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #4/17
- PHOTO Apex Spring & Stampi…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~85 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Apex Spring & Stamping Corporation (0.1 TCR gap)
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Rockford Spring Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Eibach Inc.
Eibach Inc.
2.8 TCR
- This site
Rockford Spring Company
2.7 TCR
- Apex Spring &
Apex Spring & Stamping Corporation
2.6 TCR
- WOLVERINE COIL
WOLVERINE COIL SPRING CO
2.6 TCR
- Precision Coil
Precision Coil Spring
2.6 TCR
What this shows Rockford Spring Company averages 2.7 TCR (82% of the Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Rockford Spring Company TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=1.7 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=4 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Rockford Spring Company falls in its industry
189 Automobile suspension springs, establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 17 Automobile suspension springs, employers in Illinois.
Rockford Spring Company has more employees than the Automobile suspension springs, heavy gau median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332613 · IL · Rockford
189 Automobile suspension springs, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 405 employers in Rockford, 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 | Apex Spring & Stamping Corporation | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eibach Inc. | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WOLVERINE COIL SPRING CO | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Precision Coil Spring | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Atkinson | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Utica UTI1 | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monmouth, IL | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Newton Power Station | 85 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILRKF - ROCKFORD AIR HUB | 2,634 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swedish American Hospital - 4800 | 2,629 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PCI Pharma Services Rockford | 2,175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SwedishAmerican Hospital | 1,855 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Diversicare of Martin | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3087 Keystone | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pitts Enterprises, Inc. DBA Pitts Trailers | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Penn Line Service, Inc. | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 80 Commerce Drive | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Redner's Warehouse Market Whitehall | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bedford Care Center of Picayune | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3061 Keystone | 85 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.