Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) · Illinois
West Star Aviation / Alton
East Alton, IL · ~503 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Star Aviation / Alton runs at 51% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) workplace, earning a grade B.
West Star Aviation / Alton: 2.3 TCR = 51% of Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Star Aviation / Alton safety composite
West Star Aviation / Alton scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.7
2016→2023
West Star Aviation / Alton injury rate improved
West Star Aviation / Alton's TCR fell 1.7 from 3.5 in 2016 to 1.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.5 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488190 · East Alton, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 51% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #9/26
- PHOTO SFS Mobile-226MOB
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 90 inj
- SIZE ~503 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SFS Mobile-226MOB (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Star Aviation / Alton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Star Aviation / Alton
2.3 TCR
- SFS Mobile-226
SFS Mobile-226MOB
2.3 TCR
- GLST2
GLST2
2.3 TCR
- HAECO Line Ser
HAECO Line Services - Greensboro
2.3 TCR
- LCH LAKE CHAR
LCH LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT
2.3 TCR
What this shows West Star Aviation / Alton averages 2.3 TCR (51% of the Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS benchmark).
West Star Aviation / Alton TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=1.8 · BLS 4.5
Where West Star Aviation / Alton falls in its industry
992 Aircraft maintenance and repai establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 26 Aircraft maintenance and repai employers in Illinois.
West Star Aviation / Alton has more employees than the Aircraft maintenance and repair services median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488190 · IL · East Alton
992 Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 20 employers in East Alton, 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 | SFS Mobile-226MOB | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GLST2 | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HAECO Line Services - Greensboro | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LCH LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sysco Foods | 503 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Romeoville Distribution Center | 503 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ferrero (Fervalue) | 504 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OSI Group - Ashland | 502 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Olin Brass | 917 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Olin Winchester, LLC - East Alton | 628 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILALT - ALTON | 221 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ALTON (ILALT) | 186 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | FormPak, Inc | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Health Management, Inc | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #1660 NEWINGTON, CT | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Di, LLC | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lahey Clinic North | 503 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stephenville Plant | 503 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Custom Foods of America | 503 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. | 503 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.