Jails (except private operation of) · Illinois
Jerome Combs Detention Center
Kankakee, IL · ~144 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Jerome Combs Detention Center runs at 267% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Jails (except private operation of) workplace, earning a grade F.
Jerome Combs Detention Center: 8.6 TCR = 267% of Jails (except private operation of) BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Jerome Combs Detention Center safety composite
Jerome Combs Detention Center scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
−2.5
2019→2024
Jerome Combs Detention Center injury rate improved
Jerome Combs Detention Center's TCR fell 2.5 from 10.3 in 2019 to 7.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=10.3 · 2020=4.3 · 2021=10.8 · 2022=8.7 · 2023=9.5 · 2024=7.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922140 · Kankakee, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.6 · 267% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #11/17
- PHOTO Fort Dodge Correctio…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 70 inj
- SIZE ~144 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fort Dodge Correctional Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Jerome Combs Detention Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ionia Correcti
Ionia Correctional Facility
8.7 TCR
- State of Calif
State of California - 048
8.7 TCR
- This site
Jerome Combs Detention Center
8.6 TCR
- Fort Dodge Cor
Fort Dodge Correctional Facility
8.5 TCR
- Lawrence Corre
Lawrence Correctional Center
8.4 TCR
What this shows Jerome Combs Detention Center averages 8.6 TCR (267% of the Jails (except private operation of) BLS benchmark).
Jerome Combs Detention Center TCR series: 2019=10.3 · 2020=4.3 · 2021=10.8 · 2022=8.7 · 2023=9.5 · 2024=7.8 · BLS 3.2
Where Jerome Combs Detention Center falls in its industry
482 Jails (except private operatio establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 17 Jails (except private operatio employers in Illinois.
Jerome Combs Detention Center has fewer employees than the Jails (except private operation of) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.8 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922140 · IL · Kankakee
482 Jails (except private operation of) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 105 employers in Kankakee, 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 | Fort Dodge Correctional Facility | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lawrence Correctional Center | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ionia Correctional Facility | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | State of California - 048 | 8.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Muller Pinehurst Dairy Inc | 144 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Norman Mechanical Inc | 144 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | A&R Mechanical Contractors | 144 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Suter Company, Inc. (May) | 144 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | RIVERSIDE HEALTH SYSTEM - 7240724 | 3,145 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER | 2,562 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kankakee SD #111 | 859 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Presence St. Mary's Hospital Kankakee | 726 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | HNN Associates LLC | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2631 - Crofton | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2322 - Mentor | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sunset | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Potomac Abatement LLC. | 144 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Maple Donuts Erie, LLC | 144 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | H2 Precast Inc | 144 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2433 - Lisbon | 144 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.