Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) · Illinois
Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc.
West Chicago, IL · ~77 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc. runs at 137% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) workplace, earning a grade D.
Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc.: 6.2 TCR = 137% of Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc. safety composite
Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.6
2016→2024
Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc. injury rate improved
Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc.'s TCR fell 3.6 from 6.8 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.8 · 2023=8.5 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · West Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 137% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #79/133
- PHOTO MA - Springfield
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~77 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MA - Springfield (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc.
6.2 TCR
- MA - Springfie
MA - Springfield
6.2 TCR
- Four Seasons T
Four Seasons Tree Care, Inc.
6.2 TCR
- Community Gree
Community Green Landscape Group
6.2 TCR
- 5619 - Pittsbu
5619 - Pittsburgh North
6.2 TCR
What this shows Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc. averages 6.2 TCR (137% of the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS benchmark).
Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc. TCR series: 2016=6.8 · 2023=8.5 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc. falls in its industry
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #79 safest of 133 Tree services (e.g., bracing, employers in Illinois.
Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc. has more employees than the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · IL · West Chicago
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 123 employers in West 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 | MA - Springfield | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Four Seasons Tree Care, Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Community Green Landscape Group | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5619 - Pittsburgh North | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Albers Farm | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Facebook DKL 1 2 NEW 20126004 | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Builtech Services, LLC. | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | William A. Randolph, Inc. | 77 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Jel Sert Company | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY | 713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SIL3 | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Siemens West Chicago | 342 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Magic Circle | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grundfest and Klaus Gin, Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BNG Phoebe, LLC | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Foodservice Somerset - 0800 | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pember Companies, Inc. | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hunter Truck - Butler | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sun City Nursery | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Meadows | 77 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.