Water distribution (except irrigation) · Illinois

Illinois American Water (Alton)

Name: Illinois American Water (Alton) Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Alton, IL · ~30 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 1.7
Avg TCR: 1.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Illinois American Water (Alton) runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Water distribution (except irrigation) workplace, earning a grade D.

Illinois American Water (Alton): 1.7 TCR = 139% of Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS 1.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Illinois American Water (Alton) safety composite

Illinois American Water (Alton) scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).

75/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 82% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 83% 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

−3.3

2016→2017

Illinois American Water (Alton) injury rate improved

Illinois American Water (Alton)'s TCR fell 3.3 from 3.3 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.3 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.3 · 2017=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221310 · Alton, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 1.7 · 139% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #13/60
PHOTO DWM-Plumbing Inspect…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~30 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: DWM-Plumbing Inspectors | 445 N. Sacramento (0.0 TCR gap)

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Quadvest LP

1.7
West Basin Mun

1.6

What this shows Illinois American Water (Alton) averages 1.7 TCR (139% of the Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS benchmark).

Illinois American Water (Alton) TCR series: 2016=3.3 · 2017=0 · BLS 1.2

Where Illinois American Water (Alton) falls in its industry

727 Water distribution (except irr establishments

Safer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 60 Water distribution (except irr employers in Illinois.

Illinois American Water (Alton) (30 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 4.2

Illinois American Water (Alton) has fewer employees than the Water distribution (except irrigation) median and a lower 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
2017	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2016	3.3	0.0	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221310 · IL · Alton

727 Water distribution (except irrigation) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 75 employers in Alton, IL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	DWM-Plumbing Inspectors \| 445 N. Sacramento	CHICAGO, IL	1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Central Arizona Water Conservation District	PHOENIX, AZ	1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Quadvest LP	MAGNOLIA, TX	1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	West Basin Municipal Water District	CARSON, CA	1.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Odell Fire	ODELL	30 FTE
STATE-SIZE	AMEREN ILLINOIS - Northern N - IL Common Ops	LINCOLN	30 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Chicago Loop Tech	CHICAGO	30 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Spoon River Electric Cooperative, Inc.	CANTON	30 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Challenge Unlimited	Alton	921 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Alton Community Unit School District No. 11	Alton	845 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Alton Memorial Hospital	Alton	762 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Saint Anthony's Health Center	Alton	547 FTE
NAT-TCR	TPC	Frederick, OK	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	0337 - Hempstead, Ny	Hempstead, NY	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	1004-CHS Corporate Operations	Charlotte, NC	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Industrial Solutions : IS - FS - Western USA	Tucson, AZ	1.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Rai Mx Dca	Washington, DC	30 FTE
NAT-SIZE	0011 - Stockton, Ca	Stockton, CA	30 FTE
NAT-SIZE	0006 - Hesperia, Ca	Hesperia, CA	30 FTE
NAT-SIZE	0005 - Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield, CA	30 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.