Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers · Illinois
United Scrap Metal Inc.
Cicero, IL · ~301 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
United Scrap Metal Inc. runs at 16% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade A.
United Scrap Metal Inc.: 0.4 TCR = 16% of Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
United Scrap Metal Inc. safety composite
United Scrap Metal Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 99% 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 99% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% 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%).
United Scrap Metal Inc. held a steady TCR band
United Scrap Metal Inc.'s TCR held near 0.1 from 0.3 in 2016 to 0.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 0.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.3 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.2 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.4 · 2024=0.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Cicero, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.4 · 16% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #1/62
- PHOTO AMR Manchester
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~301 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AMR Manchester (0.0 TCR gap)
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United Scrap Metal Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
United Scrap Metal Inc.
0.4 TCR
- AMR Manchester
AMR Manchester
0.4 TCR
- CMC Recycling
CMC Recycling Charlotte
0.4 TCR
- United Scrap M
United Scrap Metal PA, LLC.
0.4 TCR
- Pratt Recyclin 0.3
Pratt Recycling, Inc. - Conyers Transfer Station
0.3 TCR
What this shows United Scrap Metal Inc. averages 0.4 TCR (16% of the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
United Scrap Metal Inc. TCR series: 2016=0.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=0.2 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.4 · 2024=0.2 · BLS 2.2
Where United Scrap Metal Inc. falls in its industry
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant establishmentsSafer than 99% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 62 Metal scrap and waste merchant employers in Illinois.
United Scrap Metal Inc. has more employees than the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesale median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · IL · Cicero
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 99 employers in Cicero, 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 | AMR Manchester | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CMC Recycling Charlotte | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Scrap Metal PA, LLC. | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pratt Recycling, Inc. - Conyers Transfer Station | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2WW | 301 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ArcelorMittal Corporate - East Chicago | 301 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Magna Exteriors Belvidere | 301 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Libertyville | 301 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Breakthru Beverage Illinois, LLC. | 1,006 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 | 938 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Breakthru Beverage Illinois - Cicero | 770 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ARYZTA - Cicero | 765 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Environmental Waste Minimization, Inc. | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hennepin Health | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Equistar Chemicals, LP | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MKS 2 Tech | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BCBSNC Bldg 400 | 301 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Monroe Township High School | 301 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Fayetteville | 301 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IKEA #327 Miami | 301 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.