Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers · Illinois
United Performance Metals - CHI
Northbrook, IL · ~31 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
United Performance Metals - CHI runs at 534% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
United Performance Metals - CHI: 11.8 TCR = 534% of Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
United Performance Metals - CHI safety composite
United Performance Metals - CHI scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 16.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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
United Performance Metals - CHI: 3.5 → 20.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 20.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.42× in 2024
United Performance Metals - CHI's TCR rose 16.5 from 3.5 in 2023 to 20.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Northbrook, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.8 · 534% of ind
- DART 16.7 DART
- RANK #102/107
- PHOTO Eastern Metal Supply…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Eastern Metal Supply Newark (0.0 TCR gap)
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United Performance Metals - CHI in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
United Performance Metals - CHI
11.8 TCR
- Eastern Metal
Eastern Metal Supply Newark
11.8 TCR
- Jemison Metals
Jemison Metals - Gadsden
11.8 TCR
- Lakeside Metal
Lakeside Metals Plant
11.7 TCR
- Northwest Pipe
Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD
11.7 TCR
What this shows United Performance Metals - CHI averages 11.8 TCR (534% of the Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
United Performance Metals - CHI TCR series: 2023=3.5 · 2024=20 · BLS 2.2
Where United Performance Metals - CHI falls in its industry
1,299 Metal products (e.g., bars, in establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #102 safest of 107 Metal products (e.g., bars, in employers in Illinois.
United Performance Metals - CHI has fewer employees than the Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plat median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 20.0 | 16.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · IL · Northbrook
1,299 Metal products (e.g., bars, ingots, plates, rods, shapes, sheets) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 122 employers in Northbrook, 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 | Eastern Metal Supply Newark | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lakeside Metals Plant | 11.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jemison Metals - Gadsden | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northwest Pipe Fittings - Rapid City,SD | 11.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bear Creek Genetics, LLC. | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Highland | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Maschhoffs, LLC - Pittsfield Office | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Beardstown | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Astellas Pharma US | 1,228 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Astellas Pharma Global Development | 908 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Astellas US LLC | 896 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILNOR - NORTHBROOK | 780 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ocean Terminal | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Woodlands Healthcare Center | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Philz Roasting Plant (Oakland) | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Locust Grove | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wilmington NC | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AMI Metals NJ | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tom Mayo Construction, Inc. | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Harrisonburg Warehouse | 31 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.