Activity centers for disabled persons, the elderly, and persons diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities · Indiana
Tradewinds Services, Inc.
Merrillville, IN · ~242 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tradewinds Services, Inc. runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Activity centers for disabled persons, the elderly, and persons diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities workplace, earning a grade B.
Tradewinds Services, Inc.: 2.9 TCR = 75% of Activity centers for disabled persons, the elderly, and persons diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities BLS 3.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tradewinds Services, Inc. safety composite
Tradewinds Services, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 41%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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
Tradewinds Services, Inc.: 1.8 → 3.0 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 4.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.9× in 2024
Tradewinds Services, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.2 from 1.8 in 2019 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 624120 · Merrillville, IN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.9 · 75% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #11/45
- PHOTO DayBreak
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~242 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DayBreak (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tradewinds Services, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tradewinds Services, Inc.
2.9 TCR
- DayBreak
DayBreak
2.9 TCR
- Region VII AAA
Region VII AAA
2.9 TCR
- SD-TMI-SAN DIE
SD-TMI-SAN DIEGO CORP OFFICE
2.9 TCR
- CareGivers Ame
CareGivers America LLC Honesdale
2.9 TCR
What this shows Tradewinds Services, Inc. averages 2.9 TCR (75% of the Activity centers for disabled persons, the elderly, and persons diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities BLS benchmark).
Tradewinds Services, Inc. TCR series: 2019=1.8 · 2020=2 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.8
Where Tradewinds Services, Inc. falls in its industry
1,320 Activity centers for disabled establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 45 Activity centers for disabled employers in Indiana.
Tradewinds Services, Inc. has more employees than the Activity centers for disabled persons, t 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 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
624120 · IN · Merrillville
1,320 Activity centers for disabled persons, the elderly, and persons diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 97 employers in Merrillville, IN · 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 | DayBreak | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Region VII AAA | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SD-TMI-SAN DIEGO CORP OFFICE | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CareGivers America LLC Honesdale | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Zenith Logistics English | 242 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Asphalt Materials, Inc - Corporate | 242 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Meritor | 242 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | meijer store 296 | 242 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 275-NiSource-Merrillville IN-SLC | 796 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Albanese Confectionery Group | 591 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1618 | 377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Regional Mental Health Center | 371 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Secon Rubber and Plastics INC | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bway Cedar City | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Electronic Systems, Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ncgol - Goldsboro Center | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Absolute Health Services, Inc. | 242 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Intertape Polymer Group | 242 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookestone Meadows | 242 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kenyon Industries, Inc. | 242 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.