Legislative bodies (e.g., federal, local, and state) · Illinois
City of Des Plaines - Public Works
Des Plaines, IL · ~76 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Des Plaines - Public Works runs at 273% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Legislative bodies (e.g., federal, local, and state) workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Des Plaines - Public Works: 8.7 TCR = 273% of Legislative bodies (e.g., federal, local, and state) BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Des Plaines - Public Works safety composite
City of Des Plaines - Public Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.9
2019→2024
City of Des Plaines - Public Works injury rate improved
City of Des Plaines - Public Works's TCR fell 0.9 from 5.3 in 2019 to 4.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 21.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.3 · 2020=7.4 · 2021=5.1 · 2022=8.5 · 2023=21.8 · 2024=4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921120 · Des Plaines, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.7 · 273% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #12/18
- PHOTO City of Roswell
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~76 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Roswell (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Des Plaines - Public Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- The Village of
The Village of Linoclnwood
9 TCR
- This site
City of Des Plaines - Public Works
8.7 TCR
- City of Roswel
City of Roswell
8.7 TCR
- Town of Vernon
Town of Vernon
8.5 TCR
- County of Lake
County of Lake
8.5 TCR
What this shows City of Des Plaines - Public Works averages 8.7 TCR (273% of the Legislative bodies (e.g., federal, local, and state) BLS benchmark).
City of Des Plaines - Public Works TCR series: 2019=5.3 · 2020=7.4 · 2021=5.1 · 2022=8.5 · 2023=21.8 · 2024=4.3 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Des Plaines - Public Works falls in its industry
158 Legislative bodies (e.g., fede establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 18 Legislative bodies (e.g., fede employers in Illinois.
City of Des Plaines - Public Works has fewer employees than the Legislative bodies (e.g., federal, local median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21.8 | 20.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921120 · IL · Des Plaines
158 Legislative bodies (e.g., federal, local, and state) 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 | City of Roswell | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Town of Vernon | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | County of Lake | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Village of Linoclnwood | 9.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rend Lake Conservancy District | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CORE Construction Services of Illinois, Inc. | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenville Headquarters | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Keeley & Sons, Inc. | 76 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 | SB Structures, LLC | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Runnings of Montevideo | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Barton Solvents, Inc. CB | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fort Pierce | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Star of the West Milling Co - Frankenmuth, MI | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Mountain Enterprises, LLC | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kre-Bsl Husky Concord Operation LLC | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rock Hill | 76 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.