Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) · Illinois
City of Chicago Heights Public Works
Chicago Heights, IL · ~21 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Chicago Heights Public Works runs at 219% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Chicago Heights Public Works: 6.1 TCR = 219% of Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Chicago Heights Public Works safety composite
City of Chicago Heights Public Works scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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 Public Works: 4.2 → 9.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 9.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
City of Chicago Heights Public Works's TCR rose 5.1 from 4.2 in 2017 to 9.3 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Chicago Heights, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.1 · 219% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #138/266
- PHOTO Absolute Group - Con…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Absolute Group - Concrete Division (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Chicago Heights Public Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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City of Chicago Heights Public Works
6.1 TCR
- Absolute Group
Absolute Group - Concrete Division
6.1 TCR
- Miller & Mille
Miller & Miller, Inc.
6.1 TCR
- Allied Blackto
Allied Blacktop Company
6.1 TCR
- Giles Co. Hwy
Giles Co. Hwy Dept
6.1 TCR
What this shows City of Chicago Heights Public Works averages 6.1 TCR (219% of the Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) BLS benchmark).
City of Chicago Heights Public Works TCR series: 2017=4.2 · 2022=5 · 2023=9.3 · BLS 2.8
Where City of Chicago Heights Public Works falls in its industry
4,078 Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #138 safest of 266 Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, employers in Illinois.
City of Chicago Heights Public Works has fewer employees than the Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, str median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · IL · Chicago Heights
4,078 Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) 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 | Absolute Group - Concrete Division | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Miller & Miller, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allied Blacktop Company | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Giles Co. Hwy Dept | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Frank W. Lewis & Son Seed FArms, Inc | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RAVENS LIVESTOCK & FARMS INC | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bushnell | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 21st Century Sow Farm | 21 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 | Merritt Trailers Inc | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DEN | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MCO1 | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DA Visalia Courthouse | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kinross Fab & Machine | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UMC | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Venture Construction Company - Kansas City | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bad Dad | 21 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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