Transportation · Illinois
ABF Freight 216
Des Plaines, IL · ~44 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ABF Freight 216 runs at 252% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Transportation workplace, earning a grade F.
ABF Freight 216: 11.3 TCR = 252% of Transportation BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ABF Freight 216 safety composite
ABF Freight 216 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−3.8
2017→2024
ABF Freight 216 injury rate improved
ABF Freight 216's TCR fell 3.8 from 10.6 in 2017 to 6.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 18.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=10.6 · 2018=12.7 · 2019=18.2 · 2020=11.4 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=10.8 · 2023=11.5 · 2024=6.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Des Plaines, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.3 · 252% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #156/177
- PHOTO R+L Carriers - IAC
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R+L Carriers - IAC (0.0 TCR gap)
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ABF Freight 216 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
ABF Freight 216
11.3 TCR
- R+L Carriers -
R+L Carriers - IAC
11.3 TCR
- CENTRAL FREIGH
CENTRAL FREIGHTLINES-ATLANTA BURFORD
11.3 TCR
- 819 RENO
819 RENO
11.3 TCR
- Oak Harbor - S
Oak Harbor - SCA/NV - 077 - PHO
11.3 TCR
What this shows ABF Freight 216 averages 11.3 TCR (252% of the Transportation BLS benchmark).
ABF Freight 216 TCR series: 2017=10.6 · 2018=12.7 · 2019=18.2 · 2020=11.4 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=10.8 · 2023=11.5 · 2024=6.7 · BLS 4.5
Where ABF Freight 216 falls in its industry
3,020 Transportation establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #156 safest of 177 Transportation employers in Illinois.
ABF Freight 216 has fewer employees than the Transportation median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18.2 | 13.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · IL · Des Plaines
3,020 Transportation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 174 employers in Des Plaines, 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 | R+L Carriers - IAC | 11.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CENTRAL FREIGHTLINES-ATLANTA BURFORD | 11.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 819 RENO | 11.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oak Harbor - SCA/NV - 077 - PHO | 11.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Office | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2570-Thomasboro, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative Paxton Headquarters | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastern Illini Elec. Coop. Paxton Heaquarters | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Illinois Bone & Joint Institute | 2,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rivers Casino | 1,705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines Campus | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines (IL36) | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 493-DC001 | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Construction Supply & Erection, Inc. | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Walking Horse Meadows | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lott's Concrete Products, Inc. corporate office | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ABF Freight 161 | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ABF Freight 146 | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ABF Freight 063 | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tegra Equipment | 44 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.