Parks and recreation commission, government · Illinois
Des Plaines Park District
Des Plaines, IL · ~309 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Des Plaines Park District runs at 184% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Parks and recreation commission, government workplace, earning a grade D.
Des Plaines Park District: 5.9 TCR = 184% of Parks and recreation commission, government BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Des Plaines Park District safety composite
Des Plaines Park District scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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%).
TCR Δ
−6.2
2017→2024
Des Plaines Park District injury rate improved
Des Plaines Park District's TCR fell 6.2 from 9.7 in 2017 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.7 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=10.2 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 924120 · Des Plaines, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 184% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #38/63
- PHOTO Town of Zionsville P…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 45 inj
- SIZE ~309 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Town of Zionsville Parks and Recreation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Des Plaines Park District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Lord House, Or
Lord House, Ortley Beach Lifeguard Station
6 TCR
- This site
Des Plaines Park District
5.9 TCR
- Town of Zionsv
Town of Zionsville Parks and Recreation
5.9 TCR
- Dept. of Fish
Dept. of Fish & Game (7)
5.9 TCR
- District 1 - M
District 1 - Manoa Complex
5.9 TCR
What this shows Des Plaines Park District averages 5.9 TCR (184% of the Parks and recreation commission, government BLS benchmark).
Des Plaines Park District TCR series: 2017=9.7 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=10.2 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.2
Where Des Plaines Park District falls in its industry
413 Parks and recreation commissio establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 63 Parks and recreation commissio employers in Illinois.
Des Plaines Park District has more employees than the Parks and recreation commission, governm median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.0. 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 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.2 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
924120 · IL · Des Plaines
413 Parks and recreation commission, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 174 employers in Des Plaines, 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 | Town of Zionsville Parks and Recreation | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dept. of Fish & Game (7) | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | District 1 - Manoa Complex | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lord House, Ortley Beach Lifeguard Station | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KNEAD DOUGH BAKING COMPANY | 309 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Geneva | 309 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AJR Filtration, Inc. | 309 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 4323 | 309 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Illinois Bone & Joint Institute | 2,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rivers Casino | 1,705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines Campus | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines (IL36) | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mike Alexander Dies, Inc | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PBV-Garner | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Polkton | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1210 LKQ A&R Auto Parts | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakes Regional Healthcare | 309 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hartnell Packing | 309 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bancker Construction Corp. | 309 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Division of Flood Management | 309 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.