Water distribution (except irrigation) · Illinois

Department of Public Utilities - Water

Naperville, IL · ~107 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
2.9
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Department of Public Utilities - Water runs at 238% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water distribution (except irrigation) workplace, earning a grade F.

Department of Public Utilities - Water: 2.9 TCR = 238% of Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS 1.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Department of Public Utilities - Water safety composite

Department of Public Utilities - Water scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).

D

50/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.86 per 100 workers

Safer than 65% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.88 per 100 workers

Safer than 32% 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

Department of Public Utilities - Water: 2.7 → 3.9 TCR

Peak year 2024 @ 3.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.36× in 2024

Department of Public Utilities - Water's TCR rose 1.2 from 2.7 in 2020 to 3.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221310 · Naperville, IL ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 2.9 · 238% of ind

  • DART 3.9 DART
  • RANK #20/60
  • PHOTO Jefferson City WTP
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 12 inj
  • SIZE ~107 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Jefferson City WTP (0.0 TCR gap)

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Department of Public Utilities - Water in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Department of Public Utilities - Water averages 2.9 TCR (238% of the Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Department of Public Utilities - Water TCR series: 2020=2.7 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 1.2

Where Department of Public Utilities - Water falls in its industry

727 Water distribution (except irr establishments

Safer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 60 Water distribution (except irr employers in Illinois.

Department of Public Utilities - Water (107 employees, TCR 2.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 4.2 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Department of Public Utilities - Water
Department of Public Utilities - Water (107 employees, TCR 2.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 4.2

Department of Public Utilities - Water has more employees than the Water distribution (except irrigation) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 3.9 3.9 4 0 0
2023 2.6 2.6 2 0 0
2022 1.3 1.3 1 0 0
2021 3.8 3.8 3 0 0
2020 2.7 2.7 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221310 · IL · Naperville

727 Water distribution (except irrigation) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 241 employers in Naperville, 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 Jefferson City WTP 2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Commissioners of Public Works of Greenville 2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Water Pollution Control Plant 2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Aqua North Carolina 2.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE City of Lockport Public Works 107 FTE
STATE-SIZE Tiger 107 FTE
STATE-SIZE 6874-68740005 107 FTE
STATE-SIZE Chicago-6055 107 FTE
CITY-NEAR Indian Prairie School District 3,568 FTE
CITY-NEAR Naperville Ill 1,349 FTE
CITY-NEAR Naperville Research Center 862 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2884 Cor3010 855 FTE
NAT-TCR Kustom Us - 99-32 2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR RESCO - Moorhead 2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Pmg Opco-Bridgeport LLC 2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Oakley, OH 2.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Westbury Senior living 107 FTE
NAT-SIZE Knit-Rite LLC 107 FTE
NAT-SIZE BWI-ITP 107 FTE
NAT-SIZE Hillcrest Millard, LLC 107 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.