Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
La Grange Fire Department
La Grange, IL · ~18 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
La Grange Fire Department runs at 142% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade D.
La Grange Fire Department: 4.5 TCR = 142% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
La Grange Fire Department safety composite
La Grange Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 26%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 4.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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%).
Rising injury rate
La Grange Fire Department: 3.7 → 8.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.85× in 2024
La Grange Fire Department's TCR rose 4.7 from 3.7 in 2017 to 8.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · La Grange, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 142% of ind
- DART 8.4 DART
- RANK #41/262
- PHOTO Middletown Fire Depa…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~18 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Middletown Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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La Grange Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Milford Fire D
Milford Fire Department - Station 5
4.6 TCR
- This site
La Grange Fire Department
4.5 TCR
- Middletown Fir
Middletown Fire Department
4.5 TCR
- Station 60
Station 60
4.5 TCR
- City of Effing
City of Effingham - Fire
4.5 TCR
What this shows La Grange Fire Department averages 4.5 TCR (142% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
La Grange Fire Department TCR series: 2017=3.7 · 2018=7.8 · 2019=0 · 2020=7.6 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=0 · 2024=8.4 · BLS 3.2
Where La Grange Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 81% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
La Grange Fire Department has fewer employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · La Grange
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 22 employers in La Grange, IL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Middletown Fire Department | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Milford Fire Department - Station 5 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Station 60 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Effingham - Fire | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lone Hollow, LLC. | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lincoln | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Avangrid Renewables - Top of Iowa II.Barton.Winnebego | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - GS Meter Shop and Engr | 18 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-ILARL008 | 1,812 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-ILARL13 | 892 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lyons Township High School District 204 | 504 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6458-ZMCK | 457 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | General Woodworking, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thorne's Excavating Co., LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Landscapes USA - Houston | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coast Counties Peterbilt - Windsor | 4.5 TCR |
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.