Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
Fire Dept.
Elk Grove Village, IL · ~97 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Dept. runs at 151% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade D.
Fire Dept.: 4.8 TCR = 151% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Dept. safety composite
Fire Dept. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 51%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 4.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−5.0
2017→2022
Fire Dept. injury rate improved
Fire Dept.'s TCR fell 5.0 from 8.5 in 2017 to 3.5 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.5 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.5 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=5.2 · 2022=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Elk Grove Village, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 151% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #45/262
- PHOTO Fire Station #2
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~97 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fire Station #2 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fire Dept. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fire Station #
Fire Station #2
4.9 TCR
- This site
Fire Dept.
4.8 TCR
- SOUTHERN REGIO
SOUTHERN REGION : CSR
4.8 TCR
- Milford Fire D
Milford Fire Department - Station 7
4.8 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
4.8 TCR
What this shows Fire Dept. averages 4.8 TCR (151% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Dept. TCR series: 2017=8.5 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=5.2 · 2022=3.5 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Dept. falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #45 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
Fire Dept. has more employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Elk Grove Village
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 274 employers in Elk Grove Village, 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 | Fire Station #2 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SOUTHERN REGION : CSR | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Milford Fire Department - Station 7 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ieso LLC | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fox Metro Water Reclamation District | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | pan oceanic engineering | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M.I.V | 97 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | creative werks, LLC | 3,317 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-ILARL008 | 2,154 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harvard Maintenance Inc. of Illinois | 1,937 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILARL008 ASCENSION HEALTH ALEXIAN BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER | 1,712 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Food Giant #596 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tucker Operating - 1697 Montreal Circle | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of South Fulton Public Works - OMI | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 050282-Aptos Po | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | MedVet Asheville | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jaru, Inc. - Flagler Center Blvd. | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Superior Grocers #146 | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baillie Lumber Smyrna Yard | 97 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.