Homecenter · Illinois
2304 LOWE S OF CHICAGO 79TH CICERO IL
CHICAGO, IL · ~142 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
2304 LOWE S OF CHICAGO 79TH CICERO IL runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate — safer than the typical Homecenter workplace — earning a grade B.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.4
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 4
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares 2304 LOWE S OF CHICAGO 79TH CICERO IL's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024).
Injury rate over time
2304 LOWE S OF CHICAGO 79TH CICERO IL's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.4 industry benchmark.
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 444110.
2304 LOWE S OF CHICAGO 79TH CICERO IL has an average TCR of 2.5, which is 74% of the industry average (3.4) for Homecenter. This is better than average.
Safety Insights for 2304 LOWE S OF CHICAGO 79TH CICERO IL
2304 LOWE S OF CHICAGO 79TH CICERO IL operates an establishment with approximately 142 full-time equivalent workers in CHICAGO, IL, classified under the Homecenter industry (NAICS 444110). Across 2 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 4 recordable injuries, 1 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 2.5 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the B letter grade (Good Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 3.4 for Homecenter, 2304 LOWE S OF CHICAGO 79TH CICERO IL's workforce experiences 74% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked — a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers — so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR below the benchmark signals that controls, training, or automation may be outperforming peers.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 2 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating 2304 LOWE S OF CHICAGO 79TH CICERO IL as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries — there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from 2304 LOWE S OF CHICAGO 79TH CICERO IL's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source — name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor — OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 444110 — Homecenter.
DART Rate — Transparent Calculation (2024)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
3 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 194,999 hours worked = 3.08 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904 — OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context — Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2304 LOWE S OF CHICAGO 79TH CICERO IL (this establishment) | 2.53 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Home centers, building materials industry avg | 3.40 | BLS IIF, NAICS 444110 |
| Illinois state avg (all industries) | 4.73 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics — Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by 2304 LOWE S OF CHICAGO 79TH CICERO IL to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 3 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 1 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) — inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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