Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing · Illinois
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Chicago
Chicago, IL · ~457 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Chicago runs at 67% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Chicago: 3.6 TCR = 67% of Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Chicago safety composite
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Chicago scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 90% 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% 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
−3.8
2016→2024
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Chicago injury rate improved
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Chicago's TCR fell 3.8 from 4.7 in 2016 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.7 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=5.2 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336370 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.6 · 67% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/20
- PHOTO Martinrea Jonesville…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 92 inj
- SIZE ~457 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Martinrea Jonesville/North Adams (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Chicago
3.6 TCR
- Martinrea Jone
Martinrea Jonesville/North Adams
3.6 TCR
- Yellow Springs
Yellow Springs Works
3.6 TCR
- Thai Summit Am
Thai Summit America
3.6 TCR
- Jefferson Indu
Jefferson Industries Corporation
3.6 TCR
What this shows Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Chicago averages 3.6 TCR (67% of the Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Chicago TCR series: 2016=4.7 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=5.2 · 2023=3 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 5.4
Where Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Chicago falls in its industry
510 Job stampings, automotive, met establishmentsSafer than 65% 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 #6 safest of 20 Job stampings, automotive, met employers in Illinois.
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC - Chicago has more employees than the Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufa median and a lower 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 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 28 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336370 · IL · Chicago
510 Job stampings, automotive, metal, manufacturing 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 | Martinrea Jonesville/North Adams | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Yellow Springs Works | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thai Summit America | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jefferson Industries Corporation | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BorgWarner Transmission Systems - Bellwood | 457 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1998 | 457 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6458-ZMCK | 457 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Assemblers at McCook | 457 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 | Harbor Place at Cottesmore | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Valley Iron Works Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 064 Austin RDC | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hornwood Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Exedy America Corporation | 457 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rosen Plaza | 457 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Par Plumbing Co., Inc. | 457 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Botetourt County Board of Supervisors | 457 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.