Discount Department Stores · Illinois

2781 - Chicago West Loop

Name: 2781 - Chicago West Loop Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Chicago, IL · ~276 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 5.3
Avg TCR: 3.4
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

2781 - Chicago West Loop runs at 155% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.

2781 - Chicago West Loop: 5.3 TCR = 155% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

2781 - Chicago West Loop safety composite

2781 - Chicago West Loop scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).

50/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 5.27 per 100 workers

Safer than 41% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0.64 per 100 workers

Safer than 59% 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%).

TCR Δ

−2.0

2019→2024

2781 - Chicago West Loop injury rate improved

2781 - Chicago West Loop's TCR fell 2.0 from 2.6 in 2019 to 0.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=2.6 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=12.3 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=0.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 452112 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 155% of ind

DART 0.6 DART
RANK #167/220
PHOTO 0990 - Lancaster
BOOK 5y book
INJ 11 inj
SIZE ~276 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 0990 - Lancaster (0.0 TCR gap)

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5.3
0990 - Lancast

5.3
2306 - Marina

5.3
2249 - Ansonia

5.3
WM 5629

5.3

What this shows 2781 - Chicago West Loop averages 5.3 TCR (155% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).

2781 - Chicago West Loop TCR series: 2019=2.6 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=12.3 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 3.4

Where 2781 - Chicago West Loop falls in its industry

4,991 Discount Department Stores establishments

Safer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #167 safest of 220 Discount Department Stores employers in Illinois.

2781 - Chicago West Loop (276 employees, TCR 5.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 99 employees and a TCR of 4.4

2781 - Chicago West Loop has more employees than the Discount Department Stores median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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
2024	0.6	0.6	1	0
2023	2.6	1.9	3	1
2022	12.3	11.7	2	18
2021	8.2	4.4	1	12
2019	2.6	2.6	4	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

452112 · IL · Chicago

4,991 Discount Department Stores 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	0990 - Lancaster	LANCASTER, OH	5.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	2306 - Marina	MARINA, CA	5.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	2249 - Ansonia	ANSONIA, CT	5.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	WM 5629	EUREKA, CA	5.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	NG Glen Ellyn Reporting Center	GLEN ELLYN	276 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Dynacast Elgin	ELGIN	276 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Regal Rexnord Downers Grove	DOWNERS GROVE	276 FTE
STATE-SIZE	2087 - Oak Lawn	OAK LAWN	276 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Chicago Public Schools	Chicago	49,500 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Chicago/Corporate	Chicago	18,831 FTE
CITY-NEAR	University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago	13,092 FTE
CITY-NEAR	University Health Service UIC UIC Campus	Chicago	12,732 FTE
NAT-TCR	2249 - Ansonia	Ansonia, CT	5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	2306 - Marina	Marina, CA	5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	PBF Manufacturing Co Inc.	Phoenix, AZ	5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	0990 - Lancaster	Lancaster, OH	5.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	2482 - Brea	Brea, CA	276 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Comau Center	Southfield, MI	276 FTE
NAT-SIZE	0949 - San Ramon	San Ramon, CA	276 FTE
NAT-SIZE	0687 - Gainesville	Gainesville, FL	276 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.