Drywall contractors · Illinois
Thorne Associates, Inc
Chicago, IL · ~197 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Thorne Associates, Inc runs at 86% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Drywall contractors workplace, earning a grade C.
Thorne Associates, Inc: 2.4 TCR = 86% of Drywall contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Thorne Associates, Inc safety composite
Thorne Associates, Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.6
2016→2023
Thorne Associates, Inc injury rate improved
Thorne Associates, Inc's TCR fell 0.6 from 2.1 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.1 · 2017=2.1 · 2018=5.9 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238310 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.4 · 86% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #16/50
- PHOTO National Specialty C…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 37 inj
- SIZE ~197 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: National Specialty Contractors, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Thorne Associates, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Thorne Associates, Inc
2.4 TCR
- National Speci
National Specialty Contractors, LLC
2.4 TCR
- Superior Drywa
Superior Drywall Inc.
2.4 TCR
- PCI Columbus I
PCI Columbus Interior (582)
2.4 TCR
- Washington Off
Washington Office
2.4 TCR
What this shows Thorne Associates, Inc averages 2.4 TCR (86% of the Drywall contractors BLS benchmark).
Thorne Associates, Inc TCR series: 2016=2.1 · 2017=2.1 · 2018=5.9 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=1.5 · BLS 2.8
Where Thorne Associates, Inc falls in its industry
1,613 Drywall contractors establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 50 Drywall contractors employers in Illinois.
Thorne Associates, Inc has more employees than the Drywall contractors median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238310 · IL · Chicago
1,613 Drywall contractors 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 | National Specialty Contractors, LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Superior Drywall Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PCI Columbus Interior (582) | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Washington Office | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lennar - Chicago | 197 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago - Caplis | 197 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Double Black Diamond Solar | 197 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ihc construction companies llc | 197 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 | Stanfordville Machine & Mfg., Co., Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Triangle Services - Boston (BOS) Aviation Svcs | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southland Truck Group, LLC - Carencro | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale W. Eisenhower Pkwy | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. | 197 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jay Group | 197 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flowserve, Taneytown | 197 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fluid Connectors : Grantsburg | 197 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.