Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability · Illinois
Little Friends Inc
Warrenville, IL · ~318 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Little Friends Inc runs at 204% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability workplace, earning a grade F.
Little Friends Inc: 7.8 TCR = 204% of Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability BLS 3.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Little Friends Inc safety composite
Little Friends Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
−2.2
2021→2024
Little Friends Inc injury rate improved
Little Friends Inc's TCR fell 2.2 from 9.2 in 2021 to 7.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=9.2 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=7.9 · 2024=7.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623210 · Warrenville, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 204% of ind
- DART 7.0 DART
- RANK #62/84
- PHOTO 6443-483128
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 98 inj
- SIZE ~318 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 6443-483128 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Little Friends Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Little Friends Inc
7.8 TCR
- 6443-483128
6443-483128
7.8 TCR
- Croyle-Nielsen
Croyle-Nielsen Therapeutic Associates, Inc.
7.8 TCR
- J. Iverson Rid
J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center
7.8 TCR
- Daughter of Ch
Daughter of Charity of Canossa dba Casa Angelica
7.8 TCR
What this shows Little Friends Inc averages 7.8 TCR (204% of the Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability BLS benchmark).
Little Friends Inc TCR series: 2021=9.2 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=7.9 · 2024=7 · BLS 3.8
Where Little Friends Inc falls in its industry
2,261 Group homes, intellectual and establishmentsSafer than 37% 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 #62 safest of 84 Group homes, intellectual and employers in Illinois.
Little Friends Inc has more employees than the Group homes, intellectual and developmen 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 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623210 · IL · Warrenville
2,261 Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 31 employers in Warrenville, 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 | 6443-483128 | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Croyle-Nielsen Therapeutic Associates, Inc. | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Daughter of Charity of Canossa dba Casa Angelica | 7.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Scheck Mechanical Corporation | 318 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bag Makers, Inc | 318 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AAM Metal Forming Chicago Facility 1 | 318 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 3893 | 318 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Warrenville - Homebased | 377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Constellation Nuclear Headquarters at Cantera | 307 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1903 - Warrenville | 263 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Exelon Nuclear Headquarters at Cantera | 244 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Superior Composites Co., LLC | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Demil - Harrington | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Caiwd - Inglewood | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FV Northland Medical Center | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ctnch - Norwich | 318 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anheuser-Busch LLC | 318 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rochester Metal Products | 318 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | International Paper Franklin Mill | 318 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.