Scheduled Air Transportation · Illinois
Delta Air Lines - ORD
Chicago, IL · ~378 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Delta Air Lines - ORD runs at 85% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Scheduled Air Transportation workplace, earning a grade C.
Delta Air Lines - ORD: 3.8 TCR = 85% of Scheduled Air Transportation BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Delta Air Lines - ORD safety composite
Delta Air Lines - ORD scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−0.8
2016→2024
Delta Air Lines - ORD injury rate improved
Delta Air Lines - ORD's TCR fell 0.8 from 3.7 in 2016 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.7 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=2.0 · 2019=2.4 · 2021=5.0 · 2022=7.0 · 2023=4.0 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 481111 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 85% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #29/58
- PHOTO Delta Air Lines - BZN
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 107 inj
- SIZE ~378 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Delta Air Lines - BZN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Delta Air Lines - ORD in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Delta Air Lines - ORD
3.8 TCR
- Delta Air Line
Delta Air Lines - BZN
3.8 TCR
- 4795-PD-MDT-HA
4795-PD-MDT-HARRISBURG-MDT-PDMT
3.8 TCR
- SW-20730207-IF
SW-20730207-IF MSP - MINNEAPOLIS
3.8 TCR
- RAI Crew CMH
RAI Crew CMH
3.8 TCR
What this shows Delta Air Lines - ORD averages 3.8 TCR (85% of the Scheduled Air Transportation BLS benchmark).
Delta Air Lines - ORD TCR series: 2016=3.7 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=2 · 2019=2.4 · 2021=5 · 2022=7 · 2023=4 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 4.5
Where Delta Air Lines - ORD falls in its industry
1,568 Scheduled Air Transportation establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 58 Scheduled Air Transportation employers in Illinois.
Delta Air Lines - ORD has more employees than the Scheduled Air Transportation median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
481111 · IL · Chicago
1,568 Scheduled Air Transportation 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 | Delta Air Lines - BZN | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4795-PD-MDT-HARRISBURG-MDT-PDMT | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SW-20730207-IF MSP - MINNEAPOLIS | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RAI Crew CMH | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Communications | 378 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Advocate Physician Partners | 378 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KBI/Pentair Commercial Services | 378 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bartlett Park District | 378 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 | Delta Air Lines - BZN | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vienna Plant 47 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alliance Mill Consulting Inc | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Facility Site Contractors, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mental Health America of Los Angeles | 378 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rockline Industries-Booneville | 378 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schulte Building Systems, Inc.-Hockley | 378 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Larson Mfg. LLC | 378 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.