Refuse collection services · Illinois

Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation

Chicago, IL · ~1,440 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
17.0
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation runs at 653% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Refuse collection services workplace, earning a grade F.

Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation: 17.0 TCR = 653% of Refuse collection services BLS 2.6 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation safety composite

Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).

F

18/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 16.99 per 100 workers

Safer than 5% of industry peers

DART rate
F 11.39 per 100 workers

Safer than 9% 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%).

TCR Δ

−1.0

2018→2020

Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation injury rate improved

Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation's TCR fell 1.0 from 17.4 in 2018 to 16.5 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 17.4 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=17.4 · 2019=17.0 · 2020=16.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · LARGE

Grade F · TCR 17.0 · 653% of ind

  • DART 11.4 DART
  • RANK #141/143
  • PHOTO 6935-SW - SOLID WASTE
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 619 inj
  • SIZE ~1,440 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 6935-SW - SOLID WASTE (0.0 TCR gap)

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Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation averages 17.0 TCR (653% of the Refuse collection services BLS benchmark).

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

Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation TCR series: 2018=17.4 · 2019=17 · 2020=16.5 · BLS 2.6

Where Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation falls in its industry

2,322 Refuse collection services establishments

Safer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #141 safest of 143 Refuse collection services employers in Illinois.

Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation (1,440 employees, TCR 17.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1 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 05001,0001,5002,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation
Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation (1,440 employees, TCR 17.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Sanitation has more employees than the Refuse 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
2020 16.5 11.4 211 28 0
2019 17.0 10.0 207 0 0
2018 17.4 8.3 201 2 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · IL · Chicago

2,322 Refuse 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 6935-SW - SOLID WASTE 17.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Independent Recycling Services Inc 17.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR East 17.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR C-6 Disposa Systems Inc. 16.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital 1,439 FTE
STATE-SIZE Chinatown 1,441 FTE
STATE-SIZE 4795-EA-ORD-CHICAGO - OHARE-EAGLE ACS 1,437 FTE
STATE-SIZE Advocate Health Care - Shared Revenue Cycle Organization 1,437 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 4769-6125-Williams Sonoma 17.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Office 17.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Quincy, FL Complex 17.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Cypress Grove Rehabiliation Center 17.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center 1,440 FTE
NAT-SIZE Prisma Health Tuomey 1,440 FTE
NAT-SIZE Nashville Plant 1,440 FTE
NAT-SIZE Magna Bowling Green Metalforming 1,441 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: 2020, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.