Bus bar structures, switchgear-type, manufacturing · Illinois
Switchboard Apparatus Inc.
Franklin Park, IL · ~136 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Switchboard Apparatus Inc. runs at 286% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bus bar structures, switchgear-type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Switchboard Apparatus Inc.: 9.4 TCR = 286% of Bus bar structures, switchgear-type, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Switchboard Apparatus Inc. safety composite
Switchboard Apparatus Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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%).
TCR Δ
−6.8
2020→2024
Switchboard Apparatus Inc. injury rate improved
Switchboard Apparatus Inc.'s TCR fell 6.8 from 13.1 in 2020 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 13.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=13.1 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=12.2 · 2024=6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 335313 · Franklin Park, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.4 · 286% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK #10/11
- PHOTO Park Metal Products …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~136 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Park Metal Products Company dba Park Detroit (0.0 TCR gap)
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Switchboard Apparatus Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Park Metal Pro
Park Metal Products Company dba Park Detroit
9.5 TCR
- This site
Switchboard Apparatus Inc.
9.4 TCR
- Monroe Integro
Monroe Integro, LLC
9.2 TCR
- States Manufac
States Manufacturing Corporation
8.7 TCR
- Youngstown Pip
Youngstown Pipe and Steel, LLc
7.9 TCR
What this shows Switchboard Apparatus Inc. averages 9.4 TCR (286% of the Bus bar structures, switchgear-type, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Switchboard Apparatus Inc. TCR series: 2020=13.1 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=12.2 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Switchboard Apparatus Inc. falls in its industry
226 Bus bar structures, switchgear establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 11 Bus bar structures, switchgear employers in Illinois.
Switchboard Apparatus Inc. has more employees than the Bus bar structures, switchgear-type, man median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.2 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.1 | 8.7 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
335313 · IL · Franklin Park
226 Bus bar structures, switchgear-type, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 127 employers in Franklin Park, 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 | Park Metal Products Company dba Park Detroit | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Monroe Integro, LLC | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | States Manufacturing Corporation | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Youngstown Pipe and Steel, LLc | 7.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 71E - Northern N - IL Electric Ops | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Northern N - IL Electric Ops | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crestwood | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2000 Plus Groups, Inc. DBA Crescent Foods | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILFRA - FRANKLIN PARK HUB | 799 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FRANKLIN PARK HUB (ILFRA) | 740 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sloan Franklin Park | 709 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hill Mechanical Corp | 703 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 2479 - LA Sunset | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3356 - Brooklyn Bay Parkway | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1830 - Queensbury | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Novant Health Brunsw | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Neuromedical Center Rehabilitation Hospital | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AP Carolina | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Legislature of the Virgin Islands - St. Thomas/St. John | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Star Medical Inc. d.b.a. Ethos Therapy Solutions | 136 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.