Caisson (i.e., drilled building foundations) construction · Illinois
Stalworth Underground, LLC
Chicago, IL · ~52 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Stalworth Underground, LLC runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Caisson (i.e., drilled building foundations) construction workplace, earning a grade D.
Stalworth Underground, LLC: 3.6 TCR = 128% of Caisson (i.e., drilled building foundations) construction BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Stalworth Underground, LLC safety composite
Stalworth Underground, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Stalworth Underground, LLC: 3.2 → 5.5 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 6.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.51× in 2024
Stalworth Underground, LLC's TCR rose 2.3 from 3.2 in 2016 to 5.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.6 · 128% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #43/52
- PHOTO S.B. Cox, Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: S.B. Cox, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Stalworth Underground, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Stalworth Underground, LLC
3.6 TCR
- S.B. Cox, Inc.
S.B. Cox, Inc.
3.6 TCR
- Demolition
Demolition
3.6 TCR
- Perry Engineer
Perry Engineering Co., Inc.
3.6 TCR
- Noble Environm
Noble Environmental Specialty Services
3.6 TCR
What this shows Stalworth Underground, LLC averages 3.6 TCR (128% of the Caisson (i.e., drilled building foundations) construction BLS benchmark).
Stalworth Underground, LLC TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=5.3 · 2020=0 · 2021=6 · 2022=0 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=5.5 · BLS 2.8
Where Stalworth Underground, LLC falls in its industry
1,750 Caisson (i.e., drilled buildin establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #43 safest of 52 Caisson (i.e., drilled buildin employers in Illinois.
Stalworth Underground, LLC has more employees than the Caisson (i.e., drilled building foundati median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · IL · Chicago
1,750 Caisson (i.e., drilled building foundations) construction 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 | S.B. Cox, Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Demolition | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Perry Engineering Co., Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Noble Environmental Specialty Services | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Curative Health Cultivation LLC | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2502-Ashton, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sauget | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1240-Monmouth, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 52 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 | At Home Stores #277 | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aluminum Boats ThunderJet Clarkston | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0f32 - Tampa Fire | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amp's Future Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cutting Edge Fabrication | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1401 Ada Market | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0b61 - North Jersey Fire | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mesa - Nevada | 52 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.