Executive offices, federal, state, and local (e.g., governor, mayor, president) · Illinois
City of Des Plaines - Fire Department
Des Plaines, IL · ~101 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Des Plaines - Fire Department runs at 338% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Executive offices, federal, state, and local (e.g., governor, mayor, president) workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Des Plaines - Fire Department: 10.8 TCR = 338% of Executive offices, federal, state, and local (e.g., governor, mayor, president) BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Des Plaines - Fire Department safety composite
City of Des Plaines - Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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%).
City of Des Plaines - Fire Department held a steady TCR band
City of Des Plaines - Fire Department's TCR held near 0.2 from 8.9 in 2019 to 9.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 23.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=8.9 · 2020=23.4 · 2021=7.0 · 2022=8.3 · 2023=8.3 · 2024=9.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921110 · Des Plaines, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 10.8 · 338% of ind
- DART 8.3 DART
- RANK #84/104
- PHOTO Administration
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 51 inj
- SIZE ~101 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Administration (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Des Plaines - Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Town of Volunt
Town of Voluntown
10.9 TCR
- DEPARTAMENTO D
DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS AL CIUDADANO - ADMINISTRACION 14216 00
10.9 TCR
- This site
City of Des Plaines - Fire Department
10.8 TCR
- Administration
Administration
10.8 TCR
- City of Hinckl
City of Hinckley
10.8 TCR
What this shows City of Des Plaines - Fire Department averages 10.8 TCR (338% of the Executive offices, federal, state, and local (e.g., governor, mayor, president) BLS benchmark).
City of Des Plaines - Fire Department TCR series: 2019=8.9 · 2020=23.4 · 2021=7 · 2022=8.3 · 2023=8.3 · 2024=9.2 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Des Plaines - Fire Department falls in its industry
1,010 Executive offices, federal, st establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #84 safest of 104 Executive offices, federal, st employers in Illinois.
City of Des Plaines - Fire Department has fewer employees than the Executive offices, federal, state, and l median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921110 · IL · Des Plaines
1,010 Executive offices, federal, state, and local (e.g., governor, mayor, president) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 174 employers in Des Plaines, 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 | Administration | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Hinckley | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Town of Voluntown | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS AL CIUDADANO - ADMINISTRACION 14216 00 | 10.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Southern - IL Gas Ops | 101 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DGIL | 101 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brandt Construction Co. | 101 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MS - Mossville, IL - 1MOI2 (CATERPILLAR COE) | 101 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Illinois Bone & Joint Institute | 2,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rivers Casino | 1,705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines Campus | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines (IL36) | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Covered Wagon Trailers | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grand Valley Gardens | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Canyon Kitchen & Bath, Inc. | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LB Pork Inc | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Elms Retirement Residence Inc. | 101 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Planar Systems - Evergreen Location | 101 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kre-Bsl Husky Haverhill Operation LLC | 101 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Utilities and Environemtal Services | 101 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.