Metals service centers · Illinois

Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL

Carol Stream, IL · ~99 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.6
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL runs at 28% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Metals service centers workplace, earning a grade A.

Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL: 0.6 TCR = 28% of Metals service centers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL safety composite

Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 97% 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).

B

80/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
A 0.62 per 100 workers

Safer than 97% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% 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%).

Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL held a steady TCR band

Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 1.9 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=0.0 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423510 · Carol Stream, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 28% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #2/107
  • PHOTO Metals USA, Randleman
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~99 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Metals USA, Randleman (0.0 TCR gap)

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Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL averages 0.6 TCR (28% of the Metals service centers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=0 · BLS 2.2

Where Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL falls in its industry

1,299 Metals service centers establishments

Safer than 97% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 107 Metals service centers employers in Illinois.

Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL (99 employees, TCR 0.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 45 employees and a TCR of 3.7 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL
Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL (99 employees, TCR 0.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 45 employees and a TCR of 3.7

Schmolz + Bickenbach Carol Stream, IL has more employees than the Metals service centers median and a lower 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
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 1.9 0.0 1 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423510 · IL · Carol Stream

1,299 Metals service centers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 170 employers in Carol Stream, 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 Metals USA, Randleman 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Metals USA 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Houston DC 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Steel Alloys & Services 0.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Southern Illinois Power Cooperative 99 FTE
STATE-SIZE Landmarc Environmental Systems, LLC 99 FTE
STATE-SIZE Granite Construction Company - Illinois Region 99 FTE
STATE-SIZE Industrial Fence, Inc. 99 FTE
CITY-NEAR Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group 2,151 FTE
CITY-NEAR American Litho, Inc. 1,657 FTE
CITY-NEAR 161275-CAROL STREAM IL P&DC 960 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hearthside Foods - Carol Stream 853 FTE
NAT-TCR NORPAC 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Burrows - Reno 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Office Administrative Services 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Local Motors Chandler 0.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Reasors8 99 FTE
NAT-SIZE Golden Gates Casino 99 FTE
NAT-SIZE St. Andrews Assisted Living at Francis Plance 99 FTE
NAT-SIZE Clipper Harbor 99 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.