Coal chutes, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Illinois
Sheet Metal Werks, Inc
Arlington Heights, IL · ~44 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sheet Metal Werks, Inc runs at 189% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Coal chutes, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Sheet Metal Werks, Inc: 6.3 TCR = 189% of Coal chutes, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sheet Metal Werks, Inc safety composite
Sheet Metal Werks, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
Sheet Metal Werks, Inc: 4.8 → 5.5 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 11.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.59× in 2024
Sheet Metal Werks, Inc's TCR rose 0.7 from 4.8 in 2016 to 5.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 11.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Arlington Heights, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 189% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #40/54
- PHOTO Nailor Industries of…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Nailor Industries of Texas - Mesa (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sheet Metal Werks, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sheet Metal Werks, Inc
6.3 TCR
- Nailor Industr
Nailor Industries of Texas - Mesa
6.3 TCR
- CONTECH PIAMP
CONTECH PIAMP
6.3 TCR
- 3-Dimensional
3-Dimensional Services
6.3 TCR
- High Tech Fabr
High Tech Fabricators
6.2 TCR
What this shows Sheet Metal Werks, Inc averages 6.3 TCR (189% of the Coal chutes, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sheet Metal Werks, Inc TCR series: 2016=4.8 · 2017=11.7 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=8.9 · 2020=4.8 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=5.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Sheet Metal Werks, Inc falls in its industry
1,158 Coal chutes, sheet metal (exce establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 54 Coal chutes, sheet metal (exce employers in Illinois.
Sheet Metal Werks, Inc has fewer employees than the Coal chutes, sheet metal (except stampin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.9 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · IL · Arlington Heights
1,158 Coal chutes, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 121 employers in Arlington 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 | Nailor Industries of Texas - Mesa | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CONTECH PIAMP | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | High Tech Fabricators | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3-Dimensional Services | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Office | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2570-Thomasboro, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative Paxton Headquarters | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastern Illini Elec. Coop. Paxton Heaquarters | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northwest Community Hospital | 3,365 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT 25 | 911 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4813-48130002-ENCORE CHICAGO | 845 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lutheran Home and Serv For The Aged | 796 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trenton Group Inc. d/b/a Hanover Concrete Co. | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Biomass One | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 109 | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | General Metals Corp. | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fletcher's Plumbing & Contracting, Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mineral Point Health Services | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Lake Mary | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hopedale | 44 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.