General public administration · Illinois
DeKalb County Government
Sycamore, IL · ~583 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DeKalb County Government runs at 174% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General public administration workplace, earning a grade D.
DeKalb County Government: 5.6 TCR = 174% of General public administration BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DeKalb County Government safety composite
DeKalb County Government scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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%).
TCR Δ
−7.1
2017→2023
DeKalb County Government injury rate improved
DeKalb County Government's TCR fell 7.1 from 9.9 in 2017 to 2.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.9 · 2018=8.0 · 2019=6.8 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Sycamore, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 174% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #105/213
- PHOTO RECREACION Y DEPORTES
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 134 inj
- SIZE ~583 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: RECREACION Y DEPORTES (0.0 TCR gap)
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DeKalb County Government in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
DeKalb County Government
5.6 TCR
- RECREACION Y D
RECREACION Y DEPORTES
5.6 TCR
- Facility Manag
Facility Management and Construction
5.6 TCR
- Cable TV
Cable TV
5.6 TCR
- City of States
City of Statesville
5.6 TCR
What this shows DeKalb County Government averages 5.6 TCR (174% of the General public administration BLS benchmark).
DeKalb County Government TCR series: 2017=9.9 · 2018=8 · 2019=6.8 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=2.8 · BLS 3.2
Where DeKalb County Government falls in its industry
1,496 General public administration establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #105 safest of 213 General public administration employers in Illinois.
DeKalb County Government has more employees than the General public administration median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 20 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 24 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 36 | 11 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · IL · Sycamore
1,496 General public administration employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 44 employers in Sycamore, 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 | RECREACION Y DEPORTES | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Facility Management and Construction | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cable TV | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Statesville | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | General Mills (Belvidere) | 583 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DB Schenker Logistics | 583 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tootsie Roll Industries, LLC | 582 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Region Sales & Office (Naperville, IL) | 584 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adient-AS-Sycamore Facility-00209 | 402 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sycamore | 386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Suter Company, Inc. | 335 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 313 - Sycamore | 244 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fiber Innovation Technologies, Inc | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Columbia Room | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Water Rower | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Theisen's of Cedar Rapids SW | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | I Chief, LLC dba Jack in the Box | 583 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D&K Harvesting, Inc | 583 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brp Us Inc | 583 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Double V FLC, INC | 583 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.