Garbage collection services · Illinois
Department of Streets and Sanitation Carts
Chicago, IL · ~38 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 17.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Department of Streets and Sanitation Carts runs at 661% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade F.
Department of Streets and Sanitation Carts: 17.2 TCR = 661% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Department of Streets and Sanitation Carts safety composite
Department of Streets and Sanitation Carts scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 17.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 21.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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 Streets and Sanitation Carts: 12.5 → 21.9 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 21.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.27× in 2023
Department of Streets and Sanitation Carts's TCR rose 9.4 from 12.5 in 2022 to 21.9 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 17.2 · 661% of ind
- DART 21.9 DART
- RANK #143/143
- PHOTO Bliss Environmental …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bliss Environmental Services, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Department of Streets and Sanitation Carts in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Department of Streets and Sanitation Carts
17.2 TCR
- Bliss Environm
Bliss Environmental Services, Inc.
17.2 TCR
- Whitton Contai
Whitton Container
17.1 TCR
- Casella Waste
Casella Waste - Columbia
17.1 TCR
- North Lincoln
North Lincoln Sanitary Service
17.1 TCR
What this shows Department of Streets and Sanitation Carts averages 17.2 TCR (661% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
Department of Streets and Sanitation Carts TCR series: 2022=12.5 · 2023=21.9 · BLS 2.6
Where Department of Streets and Sanitation Carts falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #143 safest of 143 Garbage collection services employers in Illinois.
Department of Streets and Sanitation Carts has fewer employees than the Garbage collection services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · IL · Chicago
2,322 Garbage collection services 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 | Bliss Environmental Services, Inc. | 17.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Whitton Container | 17.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Casella Waste - Columbia | 17.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | North Lincoln Sanitary Service | 17.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GDM Seeds, Inc - Gibson City, IL | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Distribution Operating - Peoria | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 629 - Distribution Operating - Peoria | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Freeport | 38 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 | Store 0446 | 17.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-SWY-0027-0027-03255 | 17.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5472-NAI-0033-0033-01219 | 17.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 182424-Dsm-Beaverdale Sta | 17.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Courtyard Jacksonville Orange Park | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Construction Van Alstyne | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Michels Power Inc-TX-Lubbock | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Preach Incorporated | 38 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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