General public administration · Illinois
DeKalb Public Works-Street
Dekalb, IL · ~25 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DeKalb Public Works-Street runs at 485% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General public administration workplace, earning a grade F.
DeKalb Public Works-Street: 15.5 TCR = 485% of General public administration BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DeKalb Public Works-Street safety composite
DeKalb Public Works-Street scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
−2.2
2018→2024
DeKalb Public Works-Street injury rate improved
DeKalb Public Works-Street's TCR fell 2.2 from 9.7 in 2018 to 7.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 24.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=9.7 · 2019=19.3 · 2021=24.1 · 2022=16.4 · 2023=16.1 · 2024=7.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Dekalb, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.5 · 485% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #193/213
- PHOTO Highway & Town Prope…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Highway & Town Properties (0.0 TCR gap)
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DeKalb Public Works-Street in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Water Resource
Water Resources
15.6 TCR
- Public Works -
Public Works - Bureau of Street Lighting - Raymer Street Yard
15.6 TCR
- This site
DeKalb Public Works-Street
15.5 TCR
- Highway & Town
Highway & Town Properties
15.5 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
15.4 TCR
What this shows DeKalb Public Works-Street averages 15.5 TCR (485% of the General public administration BLS benchmark).
DeKalb Public Works-Street TCR series: 2018=9.7 · 2019=19.3 · 2021=24.1 · 2022=16.4 · 2023=16.1 · 2024=7.4 · BLS 3.2
Where DeKalb Public Works-Street falls in its industry
1,496 General public administration establishmentsSafer than 6% 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 #193 safest of 213 General public administration employers in Illinois.
DeKalb Public Works-Street 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16.1 | 12.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16.4 | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19.3 | 14.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 2 | 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 | Highway & Town Properties | 15.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Water Resources | 15.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works - Bureau of Street Lighting - Raymer Street Yard | 15.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 15.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Emerald Mound Lebanon Fire Department | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steve Piper and Sons, Inc | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - IL Meter Services North | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Headquarters | 25 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 | AZP049 | 15.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mechanical Construction & Consulting, Inc | 15.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cambridge Court | 15.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pentagon Plumbing | 15.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | MW Morrissey Construction, LLC | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Easton Block & Supply | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Goodyear Development Center * Hebron | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Applied Roofing Solutions, Inc. | 25 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.