Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
Glenside Fire Protection Distict
Glendale Heights, IL · ~43 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Glenside Fire Protection Distict runs at 419% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade F.
Glenside Fire Protection Distict: 13.4 TCR = 419% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Glenside Fire Protection Distict safety composite
Glenside Fire Protection Distict scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Glenside Fire Protection Distict: 7.0 → 22.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 22.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.85× in 2024
Glenside Fire Protection Distict's TCR rose 15.9 from 7.0 in 2017 to 22.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Glendale Heights, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.4 · 419% of ind
- DART 11.4 DART
- RANK #188/262
- PHOTO Darien Woodridge Fir…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Darien Woodridge Fire Protection District (0.0 TCR gap)
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Glenside Fire Protection Distict in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Glenside Fire Protection Distict
13.4 TCR
- Darien Woodrid
Darien Woodridge Fire Protection District
13.4 TCR
- Fire Station #
Fire Station #82 & Fire Training Center
13.4 TCR
- Fire Station 2
Fire Station 2
13.4 TCR
- 627 MANHATTAN
627 MANHATTAN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
13.4 TCR
What this shows Glenside Fire Protection Distict averages 13.4 TCR (419% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Glenside Fire Protection Distict TCR series: 2017=7 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=19.2 · 2023=14.7 · 2024=22.9 · BLS 3.2
Where Glenside Fire Protection Distict falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 32% 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 #188 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
Glenside Fire Protection Distict has fewer employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.9 | 11.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14.7 | 8.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19.2 | 9.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Glendale Heights
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 · 85 employers in Glendale Heights, 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 | Darien Woodridge Fire Protection District | 13.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station #82 & Fire Training Center | 13.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station 2 | 13.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 627 MANHATTAN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT | 13.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stratum Reservoir, LLC - Champaign | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - East St. Louis | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Manlove Storage Field | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UChicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenOaks | 626 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adventist GlenOaks Hospital | 531 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MAIN | 381 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kronos Foods | 380 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hudson River Truck and Trailer | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Boulevard Mall Store | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main Distribution Facility | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2037 - Burlington | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Chandler Feed Company | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Roma Tile, Inc. | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SAN-D | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pepsi Cola Memphis Bottling | 43 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.