Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) · Illinois
Evanston
Evanston, IL · ~36 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Evanston runs at 88% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) workplace, earning a grade C.
Evanston: 4.0 TCR = 88% of Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Evanston safety composite
Evanston scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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
−0.4
2016→2024
Evanston injury rate improved
Evanston's TCR fell 0.4 from 3.4 in 2016 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 10.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.4 · 2017=10.4 · 2018=0.0 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · Evanston, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.0 · 88% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #55/133
- PHOTO Exscape Designs, LLC
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Exscape Designs, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Evanston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Evanston
4 TCR
- Exscape Design
Exscape Designs, LLC
4 TCR
- Alan Horticult
Alan Horticultural Enterprises, Inc.
4 TCR
- Rancho Golf Ma
Rancho Golf Maint.
4 TCR
- 6579_15190
6579_15190
4 TCR
What this shows Evanston averages 4.0 TCR (88% of the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS benchmark).
Evanston TCR series: 2016=3.4 · 2017=10.4 · 2018=0 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 4.5
Where Evanston falls in its industry
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #55 safest of 133 Tree services (e.g., bracing, employers in Illinois.
Evanston has fewer employees than the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · IL · Evanston
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 87 employers in Evanston, 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 | Exscape Designs, LLC | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alan Horticultural Enterprises, Inc. | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rancho Golf Maint. | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6579_15190 | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois Foundation Seed Inc- Harvard | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHI Greenhouse LLC | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MT ERIE COMPLEX -EST | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Malta | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northwestern University | 13,993 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | EVANSTON HOSPITAL | 3,075 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CITY OF EVANSTON | 1,062 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Citywide | 1,020 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Smithfield Pet | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | H&W Global Industries | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 30682 Capstone Unfi Conv Allentown Pa | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Prairie AquaTech Manufacturing, LLC dba Houdek Manufacturing | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Borderworx Logistics LLC | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Bungalows at Springdale | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Willamette Valley Company - Site 16 | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TransVac LLC | 36 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.