Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Windy City Iron and Metal LLC
Chicago, IL · ~30 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Windy City Iron and Metal LLC runs at 170% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Windy City Iron and Metal LLC: 3.7 TCR = 170% of Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Windy City Iron and Metal LLC safety composite
Windy City Iron and Metal LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.71 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
Windy City Iron and Metal LLC: 4.2 → 5.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.73× in 2024
Windy City Iron and Metal LLC's TCR rose 1.3 from 4.2 in 2021 to 5.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.7 · 170% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #29/62
- PHOTO Berman Bros Inc
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Berman Bros Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Windy City Iron and Metal LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Windy City Iron and Metal LLC
3.7 TCR
- Berman Bros In
Berman Bros Inc
3.7 TCR
- OmniSource Tra
OmniSource Transport, LLC. - Southern Indiana Trucking
3.7 TCR
- 26-105338810-2
26-105338810-2024
3.7 TCR
- ERI Fresno, Su
ERI Fresno, Suite 105
3.7 TCR
What this shows Windy City Iron and Metal LLC averages 3.7 TCR (170% of the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Windy City Iron and Metal LLC TCR series: 2021=4.2 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=5.4 · BLS 2.2
Where Windy City Iron and Metal LLC falls in its industry
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 62 Metal scrap and waste merchant employers in Illinois.
Windy City Iron and Metal LLC has fewer employees than the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesale median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · IL · Chicago
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers 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 | Berman Bros Inc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OmniSource Transport, LLC. - Southern Indiana Trucking | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 26-105338810-2024 | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ERI Fresno, Suite 105 | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Odell Fire | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Northern N - IL Common Ops | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago Loop Tech | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spoon River Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 30 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 | D&T Excavation, Inc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Silver Dollar Golf & Trap Club Resort | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BASF Corporation - Fenton Plant | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hamlet Assisted Living Operator LLC | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Al's Window Cleaning, LLC | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AMS Micromedical | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3368 - Boston Beacon Hill | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Colonial Chemical Solutions, Telfair | 30 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.