Ambulance and fire service combined · Illinois
Morton Grove Fire Department
Morton Grove, IL · ~45 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Morton Grove Fire Department runs at 298% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ambulance and fire service combined workplace, earning a grade F.
Morton Grove Fire Department: 9.5 TCR = 298% of Ambulance and fire service combined BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Morton Grove Fire Department safety composite
Morton Grove Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 9.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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
Morton Grove Fire Department: 9.5 → 12.8 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 14.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.18× in 2024
Morton Grove Fire Department's TCR rose 3.3 from 9.5 in 2020 to 12.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 14.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Morton Grove, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 298% of ind
- DART 11.2 DART
- RANK #127/262
- PHOTO 079 EUREKA GOODFIELD…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 079 EUREKA GOODFIELD FPD (0.0 TCR gap)
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Morton Grove Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Chesapeake Fir
Chesapeake Fire Department
9.6 TCR
- This site
Morton Grove Fire Department
9.5 TCR
- 079 EUREKA GOO
079 EUREKA GOODFIELD FPD
9.5 TCR
- City of Fremon
City of Fremont Fire Department
9.5 TCR
- Milford Fire D
Milford Fire Department - Station 1
9.5 TCR
What this shows Morton Grove Fire Department averages 9.5 TCR (298% of the Ambulance and fire service combined BLS benchmark).
Morton Grove Fire Department TCR series: 2020=9.5 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=14.1 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=12.8 · BLS 3.2
Where Morton Grove Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Ambulance and fire service com establishmentsSafer than 51% 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 #127 safest of 262 Ambulance and fire service com employers in Illinois.
Morton Grove Fire Department has fewer employees than the Ambulance and fire service combined 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 | 12.8 | 11.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Morton Grove
793 Ambulance and fire service combined employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 50 employers in Morton Grove, 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 | 079 EUREKA GOODFIELD FPD | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Fremont Fire Department | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Milford Fire Department - Station 1 | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chesapeake Fire Department | 9.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 1982.1-Stonington, IL-Mfg (Monsanto Co.) | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farmer City | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 91P - Distribution Operating - Decatur | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMZL : DCH2 | 636 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Xylem, Inc | 496 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Crane Morton Grove | 494 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fareva Morton Grove Inc | 313 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Green Forest Par-Fry Plant | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 008 West Linn | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CAL003 | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TXH065 | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 40503 - Capstone Fd Rome | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Creighton Univ Catering | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Astro Industries, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BBL Carlton | 45 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.