Water distribution (except irrigation) · Illinois

City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St

Chicago, IL · ~410 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
2.6
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St runs at 220% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water distribution (except irrigation) workplace, earning a grade F.

City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St: 2.6 TCR = 220% of Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS 1.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St safety composite

City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

C

59/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.64 per 100 workers

Safer than 69% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.8 per 100 workers

Safer than 53% 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

−1.7

2018→2019

City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St injury rate improved

City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St's TCR fell 1.7 from 3.5 in 2018 to 1.8 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.5 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=3.5 · 2019=1.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221310 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 2.6 · 220% of ind

  • DART 1.8 DART
  • RANK #18/60
  • PHOTO USFL Clermont
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 20 inj
  • SIZE ~410 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: USFL Clermont (0.0 TCR gap)

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City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St averages 2.6 TCR (220% of the Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St TCR series: 2018=3.5 · 2019=1.8 · BLS 1.2

Where City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St falls in its industry

727 Water distribution (except irr establishments

Safer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 60 Water distribution (except irr employers in Illinois.

City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St (410 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 4.2 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St
City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St (410 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 4.2

City of Chicago - Department of Water Management -1000 E Ohio St has more employees than the Water distribution (except irrigation) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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
2019 1.8 1.8 7 1 0
2018 3.5 3.2 13 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221310 · IL · Chicago

727 Water distribution (except irrigation) 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 USFL Clermont 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR GS Construction Inc 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Idaho 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Pacific Grove 2.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE 91 - Archer Western Contractors, LLC 410 FTE
STATE-SIZE Blistex 410 FTE
STATE-SIZE COMPASS HEALTH CENTER OAKBROOK PLLC 410 FTE
STATE-SIZE The Lambs Farm 410 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 JSC Terminal LLC, dba Midwest Terminal 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Sodexo at Botsford Hospital 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Ballinger Healthcare and Rehab Center 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Tamarack Junction Casino and Restaurant 2.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Westville - 305 Ballman Street 410 FTE
NAT-SIZE Compression Technologies and Services : MFG-Mocksville, NC-USA 410 FTE
NAT-SIZE Artesia General Hospital 410 FTE
NAT-SIZE Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility 410 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: 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.