Wall Board and Ready MixJoint Treatment · Indiana
US Gypsum East Chicago
East Chicago, IN · ~141 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Gypsum East Chicago runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Wall Board and Ready MixJoint Treatment workplace, earning a grade B.
US Gypsum East Chicago: 1.8 TCR = 55% of Wall Board and Ready MixJoint Treatment BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Gypsum East Chicago safety composite
US Gypsum East Chicago scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
US Gypsum East Chicago: 2.3 → 3.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.99× in 2024
US Gypsum East Chicago's TCR rose 0.7 from 2.3 in 2017 to 3.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327420 · East Chicago, IN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 55% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #5/8
- PHOTO Gold Bond Products, …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~141 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gold Bond Products, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Gypsum East Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
US Gypsum East Chicago
1.8 TCR
- Gold Bond Prod
Gold Bond Products, LLC
1.8 TCR
- PABCO Gypsum -
PABCO Gypsum - Las Vegas
1.8 TCR
- OK057 Fletcher
OK057 Fletcher Gypsum
1.8 TCR
- Armstrong Worl
Armstrong World Industries- Macon Ceiling Tile Plant
1.8 TCR
What this shows US Gypsum East Chicago averages 1.8 TCR (55% of the Wall Board and Ready MixJoint Treatment BLS benchmark).
US Gypsum East Chicago TCR series: 2017=2.3 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=0 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3
Where US Gypsum East Chicago falls in its industry
123 Wall Board and Ready MixJoint establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 8 Wall Board and Ready MixJoint employers in Indiana.
US Gypsum East Chicago has more employees than the Wall Board and Ready MixJoint Treatment median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 1.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327420 · IN · East Chicago
123 Wall Board and Ready MixJoint Treatment employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 69 employers in East Chicago, 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 | Gold Bond Products, LLC | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PABCO Gypsum - Las Vegas | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OK057 Fletcher Gypsum | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Armstrong World Industries- Macon Ceiling Tile Plant | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Browning Chapman, LLC | 141 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wagler Custom Homes LLC | 141 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vincennes Bakery | 141 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Whitley Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 141 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arcelormittal Indiana Harbor | 3,844 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland-Cliffs - Indiana Harbor | 3,192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar East Chicago | 1,371 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar Casino and Hotel East Chicago | 1,155 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Charleston Store #1902 | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Santa Maria Electric, Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Egan Company | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beaufort County Exterminators LLC dba Hilton Head Exterminators | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sweetener Products Company | 141 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Municipal services | 141 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Extruded Aluminum Company, LLC | 141 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Independent School District #0004 | 141 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.