Metal forming machine tools manufacturing · Illinois
Zenith Cutter, Inc.
Loves Park, IL · ~89 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Zenith Cutter, Inc. runs at 188% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metal forming machine tools manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Zenith Cutter, Inc.: 6.2 TCR = 188% of Metal forming machine tools manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Zenith Cutter, Inc. safety composite
Zenith Cutter, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Zenith Cutter, Inc.: 4.7 → 9.2 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 11.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.65× in 2023
Zenith Cutter, Inc.'s TCR rose 4.4 from 4.7 in 2018 to 9.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 11.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333517 · Loves Park, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 188% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #25/35
- PHOTO 100% Made in the USA…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~89 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 100% Made in the USA Bully Tools. Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Zenith Cutter, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- US Tool Group-
US Tool Group- Wichita
6.3 TCR
- This site
Zenith Cutter, Inc.
6.2 TCR
- 100% Made in t
100% Made in the USA Bully Tools. Inc.
6.2 TCR
- Electro Static
Electro Static Technology | AEGIS
6.2 TCR
- CEP Technologi
CEP Technologies Corporation
6.2 TCR
What this shows Zenith Cutter, Inc. averages 6.2 TCR (188% of the Metal forming machine tools manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Zenith Cutter, Inc. TCR series: 2018=4.7 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=11 · 2023=9.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Zenith Cutter, Inc. falls in its industry
391 Metal forming machine tools ma establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 35 Metal forming machine tools ma employers in Illinois.
Zenith Cutter, Inc. has more employees than the Metal forming machine tools manufacturin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.0 | 7.7 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333517 · IL · Loves Park
391 Metal forming machine tools manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 59 employers in Loves Park, 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 | 100% Made in the USA Bully Tools. Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Electro Static Technology | AEGIS | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CEP Technologies Corporation | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | US Tool Group- Wichita | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Decatur | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NG Des Plaines Reporting Center | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mundelein | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Macon GC LLC | 89 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Loves Park Campus | 1,186 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rock Cut Campus | 850 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Danfoss LLC | 439 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mondelez International-Rockford Plant | 405 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Columbus Plant | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | El Rancho Vista Healthcare | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Morton Plant Hospital (2100) | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Franklin Building Supply - McCall | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Joseph's Rehabilitation & Care Center | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bismarck Radisson | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverview | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pregis Ever Tec- Arlington | 89 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.