Motor vehicle towing services · Illinois
Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Traffic Services
Chicago, IL · ~177 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Traffic Services runs at 127% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Motor vehicle towing services workplace, earning a grade D.
Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Traffic Services: 5.7 TCR = 127% of Motor vehicle towing services BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Traffic Services safety composite
Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Traffic Services scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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
−9.6
2018→2023
Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Traffic Services injury rate improved
Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Traffic Services's TCR fell 9.6 from 13.5 in 2018 to 4.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 13.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=13.5 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=5.8 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488410 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 127% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK P45
- PHOTO Allied Gardens Towin…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~177 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Allied Gardens Towing, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Traffic Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Traffic Services
5.7 TCR
- Allied Gardens
Allied Gardens Towing, Inc.
5.7 TCR
- Donald Moss Co
Donald Moss Corp.
5.6 TCR
- TJS Automotive
TJS Automotive Services Inc
5.5 TCR
- Serco - Baton
Serco - Baton Rouge,LA
5.5 TCR
What this shows Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Traffic Services averages 5.7 TCR (127% of the Motor vehicle towing services BLS benchmark).
Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Traffic Services TCR series: 2018=13.5 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=5.8 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=4 · BLS 4.5
Where Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Traffic Services falls in its industry
157 Motor vehicle towing services establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Traffic Services has more employees than the Motor vehicle towing services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.5 | 10.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488410 · IL · Chicago
157 Motor vehicle towing 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 | Allied Gardens Towing, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Donald Moss Corp. | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TJS Automotive Services Inc | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Serco - Baton Rouge,LA | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ADM Decatur Illinois | 177 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | All-Tech Decorating Co | 177 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Teasdale Latin Foods (Hoopeston, IL) | 177 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 40th/ Exchange | 177 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 | Cappelli Property Services, DE | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Military Affairs - Camp Ripley Training Center | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kalamazoo - 09 | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Boise Consumer Cooperative | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | C411 Charleston | 177 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Apple Rehab Farmington Valley | 177 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10380 Medford (WO) | 177 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Boxley Materials Company | 177 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.