Coating metals and metal products for the trade · Illinois
S & B Finishing Co Inc
Chicago, IL · ~48 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
S & B Finishing Co Inc runs at 172% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Coating metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
S & B Finishing Co Inc: 5.7 TCR = 172% of Coating metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
S & B Finishing Co Inc safety composite
S & B Finishing Co Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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
S & B Finishing Co Inc: 9.1 → 9.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 9.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.35× in 2024
S & B Finishing Co Inc's TCR rose 0.7 from 9.1 in 2017 to 9.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332812 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 172% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #28/41
- PHOTO Bessemer Pipe Shop
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bessemer Pipe Shop (0.0 TCR gap)
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S & B Finishing Co Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
S & B Finishing Co Inc
5.7 TCR
- Bessemer Pipe
Bessemer Pipe Shop
5.7 TCR
- Oakwood Custom
Oakwood Custom Coating
5.7 TCR
- Conard Corpora
Conard Corporation
5.7 TCR
- Rack Processin
Rack Processing Dayton
5.6 TCR
What this shows S & B Finishing Co Inc averages 5.7 TCR (172% of the Coating metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
S & B Finishing Co Inc TCR series: 2017=9.1 · 2018=8.6 · 2019=4.7 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=0 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=9.8 · BLS 3.3
Where S & B Finishing Co Inc falls in its industry
646 Coating metals and metal produ establishmentsSafer than 34% 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 #28 safest of 41 Coating metals and metal produ employers in Illinois.
S & B Finishing Co Inc has fewer employees than the Coating metals and metal products for th median and a higher 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 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332812 · IL · Chicago
646 Coating metals and metal products for the trade 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 | Bessemer Pipe Shop | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oakwood Custom Coating | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Conard Corporation | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rack Processing Dayton | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Marengo - 04WW | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kirie Water Reclamation Plant | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Focus Development, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lennar Multi-Family - Central (Chicago) | 48 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 | Weaver Bros., Inc. Anchorage Terminal | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Precision Mold & Tool Govt. Division | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OEM Fabricators Inc. - Neillsville | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Anthony Ragnone Treatment Plant | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Z-Tech Insulation, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HA Rider & Sons | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Harwood | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lathrop | 48 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.