Transportation regulatory agencies · Illinois
Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways
Chicago, IL · ~257 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways runs at 323% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Transportation regulatory agencies workplace, earning a grade F.
Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways: 10.3 TCR = 323% of Transportation regulatory agencies BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways safety composite
Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways: 9.1 → 11.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 11.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.54× in 2024
Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways's TCR rose 2.1 from 9.1 in 2022 to 11.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 926120 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 10.3 · 323% of ind
- DART 5.6 DART
- RANK #34/35
- PHOTO Dept. of Transporta…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 83 inj
- SIZE ~257 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (119) (0.1 TCR gap)
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Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways
10.3 TCR
- Dept. of Tran
Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (119)
10.2 TCR
- Dept. of Tran
Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (15)
10.1 TCR
- Dept. of Tran
Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (10)
10.1 TCR
- Transit Mgmt.
Transit Mgmt. of Abilene, CityLink
10 TCR
What this shows Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways averages 10.3 TCR (323% of the Transportation regulatory agencies BLS benchmark).
Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways TCR series: 2022=9.1 · 2023=10.7 · 2024=11.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways falls in its industry
208 Transportation regulatory agen establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 35 Transportation regulatory agen employers in Illinois.
Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways has more employees than the Transportation regulatory agencies median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.7 | 4.1 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
926120 · IL · Chicago
208 Transportation regulatory agencies 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 codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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