Home Centers · Illinois
Chicago North and Kostner Il - 3245
Chicago, IL · ~217 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chicago North and Kostner Il - 3245 runs at 137% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Home Centers workplace, earning a grade D.
Chicago North and Kostner Il - 3245: 4.7 TCR = 137% of Home Centers BLS 3.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chicago North and Kostner Il - 3245 safety composite
Chicago North and Kostner Il - 3245 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 95% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 95% 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
Chicago North and Kostner Il - 3245: 0.7 → 3.6 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 6.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Chicago North and Kostner Il - 3245's TCR rose 2.9 from 0.7 in 2018 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444110 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 137% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #103/215
- PHOTO 2321 LOWE S OF LITTL…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 48 inj
- SIZE ~217 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2321 LOWE S OF LITTLETON NH (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chicago North and Kostner Il - 3245 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Chicago North and Kostner Il - 3245
4.7 TCR
- 2321 LOWE S OF
2321 LOWE S OF LITTLETON NH
4.7 TCR
- 1404 FORT SMIT
1404 FORT SMITH
4.7 TCR
- 2214 HUTCHINSO
2214 HUTCHINSON
4.7 TCR
- 6923 SOUTH ELG
6923 SOUTH ELGIN
4.7 TCR
What this shows Chicago North and Kostner Il - 3245 averages 4.7 TCR (137% of the Home Centers BLS benchmark).
Chicago North and Kostner Il - 3245 TCR series: 2018=0.7 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=5 · 2023=5.6 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.4
Where Chicago North and Kostner Il - 3245 falls in its industry
6,309 Home Centers establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #103 safest of 215 Home Centers employers in Illinois.
Chicago North and Kostner Il - 3245 has more employees than the Home Centers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444110 · IL · Chicago
6,309 Home Centers 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 | 2321 LOWE S OF LITTLETON NH | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1404 FORT SMITH | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2214 HUTCHINSON | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6923 SOUTH ELGIN | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Crystal Lake | 217 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | F.E. Moran, Inc Special Hazard Systems | 217 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stevenson Crane Service Inc. | 217 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carl Buddig & Company-15600 Wentowrth | 217 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-7 Roofing LLC - San Marcos | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | A. W. Farrell & Son, Inc. - Plattsburgh | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ocado Solutions USA Pleasant Prairie | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Haul-About, LLC | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Coon Rapids Mn - 3028 | 217 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plumas District Hospital | 217 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RG&E 3 City Center | 217 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metropolitan Cleaning | 217 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.