Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · Illinois
Waukegan Steel, LLC.
Waukegan, IL · ~62 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waukegan Steel, LLC. runs at 178% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Waukegan Steel, LLC.: 5.9 TCR = 178% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waukegan Steel, LLC. safety composite
Waukegan Steel, LLC. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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
−6.7
2017→2024
Waukegan Steel, LLC. injury rate improved
Waukegan Steel, LLC.'s TCR fell 6.7 from 8.3 in 2017 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 17.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.3 · 2018=13.2 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=17.5 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Waukegan, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 178% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #34/51
- PHOTO Division 5, LLC / DB…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Salem Steel (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waukegan Steel, LLC. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Waukegan Steel, LLC.
5.9 TCR
- Division 5, LL
Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Salem Steel
5.9 TCR
- Qualico Steel
Qualico Steel Company Texas Division
5.9 TCR
- San Bernardino
San Bernardino Steel
5.9 TCR
- Harbor Fab - W
Harbor Fab - Winnsboro
5.9 TCR
What this shows Waukegan Steel, LLC. averages 5.9 TCR (178% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Waukegan Steel, LLC. TCR series: 2017=8.3 · 2018=13.2 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=17.5 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Waukegan Steel, LLC. falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 51 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in Illinois.
Waukegan Steel, LLC. has more employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.2 | 8.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · IL · Waukegan
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 141 employers in Waukegan, 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 | Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Salem Steel | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Qualico Steel Company Texas Division | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | San Bernardino Steel | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harbor Fab - Winnsboro | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dupont Pioneer Mcleansboro MCL1 | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hinsdale Nurseries, Inc. - Plano | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 03U - Electric Field Meter Services | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Tech Services | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waukegan PSD #60 | 2,420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vista Medical Center | 936 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Visual Pak Waukegan | 807 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Blending & Filling | 793 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ellwood National Steel | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rehabilitation Hospital of Northern Indiana, LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brockton MA | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tyrone | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | National Paint Industries | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Life Schools Charter | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McGuire's Beautiful Outdoors, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HPP Food Services | 62 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.