General public administration · Illinois

City of Benton, IL

Name: City of Benton, IL Workplace Safety Data
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Benton, IL · ~43 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 8.2
Avg TCR: 3.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

City of Benton, IL runs at 256% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General public administration workplace, earning a grade F.

City of Benton, IL: 8.2 TCR = 256% of General public administration BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

City of Benton, IL safety composite

City of Benton, IL scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 27%), 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).

39/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 8.2 per 100 workers

Safer than 27% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2.24 per 100 workers

Safer than 44% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 51% 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

−6.7

2021→2023

City of Benton, IL injury rate improved

City of Benton, IL's TCR fell 6.7 from 15.7 in 2021 to 8.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 15.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=15.7 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=8.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 921190 · Benton, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 256% of ind

DART 2.2 DART
RANK #141/213
PHOTO North Wilkesboro Tow…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 11 inj
SIZE ~43 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: North Wilkesboro Town Hall (0.0 TCR gap)

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8.2
North Wilkesbo

8.2
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8.2
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8.2
City of South

8.2

What this shows City of Benton, IL averages 8.2 TCR (256% of the General public administration BLS benchmark).

City of Benton, IL TCR series: 2021=15.7 · 2022=0 · 2023=8.9 · BLS 3.2

Where City of Benton, IL falls in its industry

1,496 General public administration establishments

Safer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #141 safest of 213 General public administration employers in Illinois.

City of Benton, IL (43 employees, TCR 8.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 93 employees and a TCR of 4.6

City of Benton, IL has fewer employees than the General public administration median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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
2023	8.9	2.2	4
2022	0.0	0.0	0
2021	15.7	2.2	7

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

921190 · IL · Benton

1,496 General public administration employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 22 employers in Benton, 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	North Wilkesboro Town Hall	NORTH WILKESBORO, NC	8.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Public Works	KANNAPOLIS, NC	8.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	City of Faribault - Police Department	FARIBAULT, MN	8.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	City of South Gate	SOUTH GATE, CA	8.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Illinois	SAUGET	43 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Stratum Reservoir, LLC - Champaign	CHAMPAIGN	43 FTE
STATE-SIZE	AMEREN ILLINOIS - East St. Louis	EAST ST. LOUIS	43 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Manlove Storage Field	FISHER	43 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 262	Benton	300 FTE
CITY-NEAR	262	Benton	293 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Benton Rehab and Health Care Center	Benton	84 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Rend Lake Conservancy District	Benton	76 FTE
NAT-TCR	Deco Paper Products	Louisville, KY	8.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Midlands Contracting, Inc.	Kearney, NE	8.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	The Club at Sonterra	San Antonio, TX	8.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	East Coast Fresh	Laurel, MD	8.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Magnus Precision Manufacturing, Inc	Phelps, NY	43 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Renaissance Nutrition, Inc.	Roaring Spring, PA	43 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Sys-Kool LLC	Omaha, NE	43 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Allied Bindery LLC	Madison Heights, MI	43 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: 2023, 2022, 2021. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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