Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing · Illinois
Westermeyer Industries, Inc.
Bluffs, IL · ~103 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Westermeyer Industries, Inc. runs at 120% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Westermeyer Industries, Inc.: 4.0 TCR = 120% of Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Westermeyer Industries, Inc. safety composite
Westermeyer Industries, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Westermeyer Industries, Inc.: 1.0 → 3.1 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 7.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.53× in 2024
Westermeyer Industries, Inc.'s TCR rose 2.1 from 1.0 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332420 · Bluffs, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 120% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #5/16
- PHOTO Shaw Development, LL…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~103 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Shaw Development, LLC - Trade Way Drive Location (0.0 TCR gap)
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Westermeyer Industries, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Westermeyer Industries, Inc.
4 TCR
- Shaw Developme
Shaw Development, LLC - Trade Way Drive Location
4 TCR
- 261999890 - TR
261999890 - TRYER PROCESS EQUIPMENT LTD
4 TCR
- Bernwood
Bernwood
3.9 TCR
- Pinnacle Manuf
Pinnacle Manufacturing, LLC.
3.9 TCR
What this shows Westermeyer Industries, Inc. averages 4.0 TCR (120% of the Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Westermeyer Industries, Inc. TCR series: 2016=1 · 2019=5.4 · 2022=7.4 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Westermeyer Industries, Inc. falls in its industry
355 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 16 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal employers in Illinois.
Westermeyer Industries, Inc. has more employees than the Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332420 · IL · Bluffs
355 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 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 | Shaw Development, LLC - Trade Way Drive Location | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bernwood | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 261999890 - TRYER PROCESS EQUIPMENT LTD | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pinnacle Manufacturing, LLC. | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Maywood Tech Center | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bellwood Reporting Center | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allied Power Services - Exelon, Braidwood Station | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Utility LLC | 103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Freesen | 63 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Anderson | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plattsburgh NY Collection | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yamhill-Carlton | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dynojet Research MT | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tetra Pak Inc. - Winsted | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Deseret Cattle & Citrus | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elberta Dairy | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Rockledge Es | 103 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.