Sanitation engineering agencies, government · Illinois
Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability
Chicago, IL · ~30 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sanitation engineering agencies, government workplace, earning a grade D.
Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability: 4.9 TCR = 153% of Sanitation engineering agencies, government BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability safety composite
Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability: 3.5 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 6.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.3× in 2018
Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability's TCR rose 2.9 from 3.5 in 2017 to 6.3 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 1.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 924110 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 153% of ind
- DART 6.3 DART
- RANK #5/8
- PHOTO Tucson Water
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tucson Water (0.1 TCR gap)
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Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Tucson Water
Tucson Water
5 TCR
- Bureau of Outd
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
5 TCR
- This site
Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability
4.9 TCR
- City of Yuba C
City of Yuba City Waste Water Treatment Facility
4.8 TCR
- Public Works
Public Works
4.7 TCR
What this shows Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability averages 4.9 TCR (153% of the Sanitation engineering agencies, government BLS benchmark).
Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability TCR series: 2017=3.5 · 2018=6.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability falls in its industry
131 Sanitation engineering agencie establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 8 Sanitation engineering agencie employers in Illinois.
Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability has fewer employees than the Sanitation engineering agencies, governm median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
924110 · IL · Chicago
131 Sanitation engineering agencies, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, 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 | Tucson Water | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Yuba City Waste Water Treatment Facility | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bureau of Outdoor Recreation | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Odell Fire | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Northern N - IL Common Ops | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago Loop Tech | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spoon River Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | L&D-Aviation Blvd (Kyhb1) | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Penske : 5158-00 Kroger FR-DCC/Kent, WA | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arrow Acquisition, LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | InfuScience, Inc. - Chantilly, VA 2410 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Stevedoring | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nexeo Solutions - Denver | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nexeo Solutions - Cincinnati | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Med Life | 30 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.