Ambulance and fire service combined · Illinois
City of Alton, IL - Fire
Alton, IL · ~80 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Alton, IL - Fire runs at 451% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ambulance and fire service combined workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Alton, IL - Fire: 14.4 TCR = 451% of Ambulance and fire service combined BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Alton, IL - Fire safety composite
City of Alton, IL - Fire scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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
−79.1
2020→2024
City of Alton, IL - Fire injury rate improved
City of Alton, IL - Fire's TCR fell 79.1 from 87.9 in 2020 to 8.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 87.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=87.9 · 2021=12.3 · 2022=21.5 · 2023=15.1 · 2024=8.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Alton, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.4 · 451% of ind
- DART 5.9 DART
- RANK #201/262
- PHOTO Fire Department
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 77 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Alton, IL - Fire in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Alton, IL - Fire
14.4 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
14.4 TCR
- North Aurora F
North Aurora Fire Protection District
14.4 TCR
- 577 NORTH AURO
577 NORTH AURORA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
14.4 TCR
- Fire Station 1
Fire Station 12
14.4 TCR
What this shows City of Alton, IL - Fire averages 14.4 TCR (451% of the Ambulance and fire service combined BLS benchmark).
City of Alton, IL - Fire TCR series: 2020=87.9 · 2021=12.3 · 2022=21.5 · 2023=15.1 · 2024=8.8 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Alton, IL - Fire falls in its industry
793 Ambulance and fire service com establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #201 safest of 262 Ambulance and fire service com employers in Illinois.
City of Alton, IL - Fire has more employees than the Ambulance and fire service combined median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15.1 | 1.5 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21.5 | 3.1 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.3 | 1.8 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 87.9 | 36.6 | 27 | 21 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Alton
793 Ambulance and fire service combined employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 75 employers in Alton, 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 | Fire Department | 14.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | North Aurora Fire Protection District | 14.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 577 NORTH AURORA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT | 14.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station 12 | 14.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crestwood Reporting Center | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Eastern - IL Gas Ops | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 74G - Eastern - IL Gas Ops | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Challenge Unlimited | 921 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alton Community Unit School District No. 11 | 845 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alton Memorial Hospital | 762 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Anthony's Health Center | 547 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Viking Engineering and Development | 14.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mercier Orchards | 14.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eisenberg Village Campus | 14.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reliance Mfg Corporation | 14.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate Offices | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwest Sprinkler Corporation | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | David A. Nice Builders, Inc. | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tosca - San Antonio | 80 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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