Brakes and parts for railroad rolling stock manufacturing · Illinois
Vae Nortrak North America Inc
Chicago Heights, IL · ~195 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vae Nortrak North America Inc runs at 26% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Brakes and parts for railroad rolling stock manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Vae Nortrak North America Inc: 0.8 TCR = 26% of Brakes and parts for railroad rolling stock manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vae Nortrak North America Inc safety composite
Vae Nortrak North America Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 84% 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).
74/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−1.7
2021→2022
Vae Nortrak North America Inc injury rate improved
Vae Nortrak North America Inc's TCR fell 1.7 from 1.7 in 2021 to 0.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 1.7 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=1.7 · 2022=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336510 · Chicago Heights, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 26% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/21
- PHOTO Alorton IL Trackwork
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~195 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Alorton IL Trackwork (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vae Nortrak North America Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Mayfield KY Lo
Mayfield KY Locomotive
0.9 TCR
- This site
Vae Nortrak North America Inc
0.8 TCR
- Alorton IL Tra
Alorton IL Trackwork
0.8 TCR
- Loram Maintena
Loram Maintenance of Way (Corporate Office)
0.8 TCR
- LaGrange IL En
LaGrange IL Engine Plant EMD
0.8 TCR
What this shows Vae Nortrak North America Inc averages 0.8 TCR (26% of the Brakes and parts for railroad rolling stock manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Vae Nortrak North America Inc TCR series: 2021=1.7 · 2022=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Vae Nortrak North America Inc falls in its industry
208 Brakes and parts for railroad establishmentsSafer than 84% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 21 Brakes and parts for railroad employers in Illinois.
Vae Nortrak North America Inc has more employees than the Brakes and parts for railroad rolling st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336510 · IL · Chicago Heights
208 Brakes and parts for railroad rolling stock manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 82 employers in Chicago Heights, 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 | Alorton IL Trackwork | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Loram Maintenance of Way (Corporate Office) | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mayfield KY Locomotive | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LaGrange IL Engine Plant EMD | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CDOT-2 N. Lasalle - CDOT Main | 2 N. Lasalle St. | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kilbourn | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grunt Style | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midstate Manufacturing | 195 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 309 CHICAGO | 1,341 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHICAGO STMP | 1,226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6284-YR-309 RX | 827 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CGT | 581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | LifeSkills Corporate Office and Warren County Service Center | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PMG-GI | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Creation Technologies Texas | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Walker Electric Office | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DMJ Transportation | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | API Basco | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wagner-Meinert LLC | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Third and Oak Corp dba Treyton Oak Towers | 195 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.