Water supply systems · Illinois
Gurnee Public Works Department
Gurnee, IL · ~35 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.9
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gurnee Public Works Department runs at 1328% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water supply systems workplace, earning a grade F.
Gurnee Public Works Department: 15.9 TCR = 1328% of Water supply systems BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gurnee Public Works Department safety composite
Gurnee Public Works Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
−7.9
2017→2024
Gurnee Public Works Department injury rate improved
Gurnee Public Works Department's TCR fell 7.9 from 14.3 in 2017 to 6.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 31.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=14.3 · 2018=15.5 · 2019=10.6 · 2020=31.1 · 2021=25.8 · 2022=13.9 · 2023=9.9 · 2024=6.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Gurnee, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.9 · 1328% of ind
- DART 6.4 DART
- RANK #59/60
- PHOTO North Unit Irrigatio…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: North Unit Irrigation District (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gurnee Public Works Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Essex Operatio
Essex Operations and Control
16 TCR
- This site
Gurnee Public Works Department
15.9 TCR
- North Unit Irr
North Unit Irrigation District
15.9 TCR
- Public Utiliti
Public Utilities, Sewer, Engineering, Water Treatment Plants
15.6 TCR
- Public Works-
Public Works- Water & Sewer Dept.
15.6 TCR
What this shows Gurnee Public Works Department averages 15.9 TCR (1328% of the Water supply systems BLS benchmark).
Gurnee Public Works Department TCR series: 2017=14.3 · 2018=15.5 · 2019=10.6 · 2020=31.1 · 2021=25.8 · 2022=13.9 · 2023=9.9 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 1.2
Where Gurnee Public Works Department falls in its industry
727 Water supply systems establishmentsSafer than 2% 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 #59 safest of 60 Water supply systems employers in Illinois.
Gurnee Public Works Department has fewer employees than the Water supply systems median and a higher 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 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · IL · Gurnee
727 Water supply systems employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 91 employers in Gurnee, 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 | North Unit Irrigation District | 15.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Essex Operations and Control | 16.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Utilities, Sewer, Engineering, Water Treatment Plants | 15.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works- Water & Sewer Dept. | 15.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dynegy Kendall Energy LLC | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M.J.M. Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | South Beloit Office | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPage Water Commission | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ARDx Gurnee J54 | 2,661 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Great Wolf Lodge Illinois | 513 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waukegan | 456 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1668 | 339 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad | 15.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Commonwealth Senior Living at Front Royal | 15.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Last Mile DSP, LLC | 15.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bridgemill Senior Center LLC | 15.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | C341 Logan | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Wayne County Nursing Home | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at So Nassau Comm Hospital | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Utica Assisted Living | 35 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.