Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel · Illinois
Wheatland Tube
Chicago, IL · ~248 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wheatland Tube runs at 97% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel workplace, earning a grade C.
Wheatland Tube: 3.2 TCR = 97% of Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wheatland Tube safety composite
Wheatland Tube scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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
−4.0
2016→2024
Wheatland Tube injury rate improved
Wheatland Tube's TCR fell 4.0 from 5.7 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.7 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331210 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 97% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #8/21
- PHOTO Metal-Matic, LLC Hum…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~248 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Metal-Matic, LLC Humboldt Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wheatland Tube in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Borusan Berg P
Borusan Berg Pipe
3.3 TCR
- This site
Wheatland Tube
3.2 TCR
- Metal-Matic, L
Metal-Matic, LLC Humboldt Plant
3.2 TCR
- Boomerang Tube
Boomerang Tube, LLC Liberty, TX
3.2 TCR
- Midwest Tube M
Midwest Tube Mills
3.2 TCR
What this shows Wheatland Tube averages 3.2 TCR (97% of the Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel BLS benchmark).
Wheatland Tube TCR series: 2016=5.7 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Wheatland Tube falls in its industry
329 Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, loc establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 21 Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, loc employers in Illinois.
Wheatland Tube has more employees than the Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, s median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331210 · IL · Chicago
329 Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, 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 | Metal-Matic, LLC Humboldt Plant | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Boomerang Tube, LLC Liberty, TX | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Borusan Berg Pipe | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midwest Tube Mills | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Decatur Stratas Foods | 248 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago Meat Authority | 248 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company | 248 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Champion Packaging and Distribution | 248 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | EVV | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Danskammer Generating Station | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Inventory Trading Company | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Allen Park | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Care One at New Milford | 248 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hillphoenix, Inc | 248 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Tomato Growers, Ltd - Newport TN Farm | 248 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Queensgate | 248 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.