Ambulance and fire service combined · Illinois
City of Chicago Heights Fire Department
Chicago Heights, IL · ~61 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Chicago Heights Fire Department runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Ambulance and fire service combined workplace, earning a grade D.
City of Chicago Heights Fire Department: 4.6 TCR = 145% of Ambulance and fire service combined BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Chicago Heights Fire Department safety composite
City of Chicago Heights Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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)
- B 4.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% 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%).
Rising injury rate
City of Chicago Heights Fire Department: 2.1 → 4.8 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 6.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.52× in 2023
City of Chicago Heights Fire Department's TCR rose 2.7 from 2.1 in 2017 to 4.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Chicago Heights, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 145% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #43/262
- PHOTO Fire Department
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Chicago Heights Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Lahaina Statio
Lahaina Station
4.7 TCR
- Station 60 - A
Station 60 - Admin
4.7 TCR
- This site
City of Chicago Heights Fire Department
4.6 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
4.6 TCR
- Milford Fire D
Milford Fire Department - Station 5
4.6 TCR
What this shows City of Chicago Heights Fire Department averages 4.6 TCR (145% of the Ambulance and fire service combined BLS benchmark).
City of Chicago Heights Fire Department TCR series: 2017=2.1 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=4.8 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Chicago Heights Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Ambulance and fire service com establishmentsSafer than 80% 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 #43 safest of 262 Ambulance and fire service com employers in Illinois.
City of Chicago Heights Fire Department has more employees than the Ambulance and fire service combined median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Chicago Heights
793 Ambulance and fire service combined employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 82 employers in Chicago Heights, 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 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lahaina Station | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Milford Fire Department - Station 5 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Station 60 - Admin | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Goodmark Nurseries LLC | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2505-Mason City, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Springfield | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Tech - Engineering | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 309 CHICAGO | 1,341 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHICAGO STMP | 1,226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6284-YR-309 RX | 827 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CGT | 581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Harold White Millworks Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ryder 3799 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | B.E.Giovannetti & Sons / Half Moon Fruit & Produce | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Coast Contractors | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Urban N. Zink Contractor, Inc. | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lamberti USA, Wharton Chemical Complex | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UBE Machinery, Inc. | 61 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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