General public administration · Illinois
DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport
Dekalb, IL · ~24 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General public administration workplace, earning a grade D.
DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport: 5.3 TCR = 164% of General public administration BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport safety composite
DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport: 4.3 → 6.2 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 6.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.19× in 2019
DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport's TCR rose 2.0 from 4.3 in 2018 to 6.2 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 1.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Dekalb, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 164% of ind
- DART 6.2 DART
- RANK #97/213
- PHOTO Shelby County
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Shelby County (0.0 TCR gap)
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DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport
5.3 TCR
- Shelby County
Shelby County
5.3 TCR
- City of Fergus
City of Fergus Falls
5.3 TCR
- City of Flagst
City of Flagstaff
5.3 TCR
- City of Iowa C
City of Iowa City
5.2 TCR
What this shows DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport averages 5.3 TCR (164% of the General public administration BLS benchmark).
DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport TCR series: 2018=4.3 · 2019=6.2 · BLS 3.2
Where DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport falls in its industry
1,496 General public administration establishmentsSafer than 45% 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 #97 safest of 213 General public administration employers in Illinois.
DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport has fewer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · IL · Dekalb
1,496 General public administration employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 93 employers in Dekalb, 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 | Shelby County | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Fergus Falls | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Iowa City | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Flagstaff | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | C70 | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nelson Energy Center | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hecate Grid LLC | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NG DeKalb Reporting Center | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3842 - UDC-DeKalb | 1,635 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3842 - DeKalb UDC | 1,411 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | 1,067 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DeKalb Community Unit School District #428 | 940 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Essi, LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TriMark Adams Burch | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | East Bay Municipal Utility District - Water | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Sauers Group | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Roy Way | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Holstein Farms | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hawaii HON | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Haven | 24 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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