Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
City of Elmhurst - Fire Department
Elmhurst, IL · ~56 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Elmhurst - Fire Department runs at 358% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Elmhurst - Fire Department: 11.4 TCR = 358% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Elmhurst - Fire Department safety composite
City of Elmhurst - Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 11.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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 Elmhurst - Fire Department: 3.5 → 16.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 16.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.68× in 2021
City of Elmhurst - Fire Department's TCR rose 13.4 from 3.5 in 2018 to 16.9 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Elmhurst, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.4 · 358% of ind
- DART 7.8 DART
- RANK #165/262
- PHOTO Fire Department
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Elmhurst - Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fire Station #
Fire Station #8
11.5 TCR
- This site
City of Elmhurst - Fire Department
11.4 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
11.4 TCR
- City of Bend F
City of Bend Fire
11.4 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department 23
11.4 TCR
What this shows City of Elmhurst - Fire Department averages 11.4 TCR (358% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
City of Elmhurst - Fire Department TCR series: 2018=3.5 · 2019=10.4 · 2020=15 · 2021=16.9 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Elmhurst - Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 40% 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 #165 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
City of Elmhurst - Fire Department has more employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16.9 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Elmhurst
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 127 employers in Elmhurst, 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 | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Bend Fire | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station #8 | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department 23 | 11.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bulk Power Operations | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Norris Electric Cooperative | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 73G - Northern S - IL Gas Ops | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schaumburg Reporting Center | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elmhurst Memorial Hospital | 2,864 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Services Inc. | 2,331 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elmhurst , IL - 01 | 1,612 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elmhurst Community Unit School 205 | 1,252 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hubway | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 000000140g Quick Chek Food Store | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oak Elementary School | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dry Dock Brewing Company North Dock | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hattiesburg Sam's | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakeland Quaker | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Imprex, Inc. | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bay Park | 56 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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