Water distribution · Illinois
DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place
Chicago, IL · ~175 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place runs at 188% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Water distribution workplace, earning a grade D.
DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place: 2.3 TCR = 188% of Water distribution BLS 1.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place safety composite
DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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
DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place: 0.5 → 4.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.78× in 2024
DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place's TCR rose 3.5 from 0.5 in 2023 to 4.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 2.3 · 188% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #15/60
- PHOTO Iowa American Water
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~175 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Iowa American Water (0.0 TCR gap)
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DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place
2.3 TCR
- Iowa American
Iowa American Water
2.3 TCR
- 6271-020
6271-020
2.3 TCR
- Inland Empire
Inland Empire Utilites Agency
2.3 TCR
- Main Office
Main Office
2.3 TCR
What this shows DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place averages 2.3 TCR (188% of the Water distribution BLS benchmark).
DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place TCR series: 2023=0.5 · 2024=4 · BLS 1.2
Where DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place falls in its industry
727 Water distribution establishmentsSafer than 73% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 60 Water distribution employers in Illinois.
DWM-Sawyer Water Purification Plant SWPP | 3300 E. Cheltenham Place has more employees than the Water distribution 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 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · IL · Chicago
727 Water distribution 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 | Iowa American Water | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6271-020 | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Inland Empire Utilites Agency | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Main Office | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Plainfield Central Region | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CDOT-Electrical Operations Division | 2451 S. Ashland Ave. | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | John Burns Construction Company | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Liberty Packaging, Quad Cities | 175 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 | Buddy's Plant Plus | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D22 Hartford | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Joy Cone Flagstaff | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Landsberg San Diego | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CR Lighting & Electric, Inc | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Rosehill | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Thrive Life | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Erlanger Ky | 175 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.