Libraries and Archives · Illinois
Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St.
Chicago, IL · ~310 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St. runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Libraries and Archives workplace, earning a grade D.
Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St.: 1.0 TCR = 140% of Libraries and Archives BLS 0.7 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St. safety composite
Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−0.7
2023→2024
Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St. injury rate improved
Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St.'s TCR fell 0.7 from 1.3 in 2023 to 0.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=1.3 · 2024=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 519120 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 1.0 · 140% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #1/5
- PHOTO Library Department
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~310 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Library Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St.
1 TCR
- Library Depart
Library Department
1 TCR
- Plumb Memorial
Plumb Memorial Library
1 TCR
- Sioux City Lib
Sioux City Library
0.9 TCR
- Allen County P
Allen County Public Library
0.9 TCR
What this shows Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St. averages 1.0 TCR (140% of the Libraries and Archives BLS benchmark).
Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St. TCR series: 2023=1.3 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 0.7
Where Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St. falls in its industry
89 Libraries and Archives establishmentsSafer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 5 Libraries and Archives employers in Illinois.
Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St. has more employees than the Libraries and Archives median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
519120 · IL · Chicago
89 Libraries and Archives 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 | Library Department | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plumb Memorial Library | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sioux City Library | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allen County Public Library | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NPL Great Lakes LLC - Special Projects | 310 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grecian Delight Foods | 310 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grand Avenue Facility | 310 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Beauty Quest Group | 310 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 | Winchester Va - 204 | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | iCare Health Management, LLC | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jim Piontek Trucking Inc | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Warehouse 3 | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Salt Lake City Refinery | 310 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Zoetis GMS North | 310 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hagie Manufacturing | 310 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Franklin United Methodist Community dba Otterbein Franklin | 310 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.