Fire and rescue service · Illinois
City of Mt. Vernon IL FIRE DEPARTMENT
Mt. Vernon, IL · ~28 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 18.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Mt. Vernon IL FIRE DEPARTMENT runs at 573% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire and rescue service workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Mt. Vernon IL FIRE DEPARTMENT: 18.4 TCR = 573% of Fire and rescue service BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Mt. Vernon IL FIRE DEPARTMENT safety composite
City of Mt. Vernon IL FIRE DEPARTMENT scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 18.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 14.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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 Mt. Vernon IL FIRE DEPARTMENT: 6.2 → 36.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 36.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.79× in 2024
City of Mt. Vernon IL FIRE DEPARTMENT's TCR rose 30.0 from 6.2 in 2022 to 36.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Mt. Vernon, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 18.4 · 573% of ind
- DART 14.5 DART
- RANK #239/262
- PHOTO Fire Department
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Mt. Vernon IL FIRE DEPARTMENT in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- South Elgin &
South Elgin & Countryside Fire Protection District
18.5 TCR
- This site
City of Mt. Vernon IL FIRE DEPARTMENT
18.4 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
18.3 TCR
- City of Richfi
City of Richfield - Fire Station 1
18.2 TCR
- Coal City Fire
Coal City Fire Protection District
18.2 TCR
What this shows City of Mt. Vernon IL FIRE DEPARTMENT averages 18.4 TCR (573% of the Fire and rescue service BLS benchmark).
City of Mt. Vernon IL FIRE DEPARTMENT TCR series: 2022=6.2 · 2023=12.6 · 2024=36.3 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Mt. Vernon IL FIRE DEPARTMENT falls in its industry
793 Fire and rescue service establishmentsSafer than 15% 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 #239 safest of 262 Fire and rescue service employers in Illinois.
City of Mt. Vernon IL FIRE DEPARTMENT has fewer employees than the Fire and rescue service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36.3 | 14.5 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Mt. Vernon
793 Fire and rescue service employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 30 employers in Mt. Vernon, 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 | 18.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | South Elgin & Countryside Fire Protection District | 18.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Richfield - Fire Station 1 | 18.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coal City Fire Protection District | 18.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Elite Growers, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Charles River Avian Roanoke | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Agriscience Princeton IL Research-PRI2 | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tracy Export, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2045-00008W | 1,381 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 00008W MT VERNON | 1,163 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Good Samaritan Regional Health Center | 1,131 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mt. Vernon City Schools, District #80 | 277 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 249 Greenville | 18.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trego/Dugan Aviation of GI GRI | 18.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alexandria Mn - 3183 | 18.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CJB Logistics | 18.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cedar Creek Quarries, Inc | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jacksonville RDC | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | F.W. Madigan Company, Inc | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Broken Mug LLC | 28 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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