Arborist services · Illinois
Northbrook, IL
Northbrook, IL · ~34 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northbrook, IL runs at 181% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Arborist services workplace, earning a grade D.
Northbrook, IL: 8.1 TCR = 181% of Arborist services BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northbrook, IL safety composite
Northbrook, IL scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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
Northbrook, IL: 8.7 → 11.1 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 12.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.02× in 2024
Northbrook, IL's TCR rose 2.3 from 8.7 in 2016 to 11.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 12.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · Northbrook, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 8.1 · 181% of ind
- DART 8.3 DART
- RANK #103/133
- PHOTO TruNorth Landscaping…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TruNorth Landscaping LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northbrook, IL in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northbrook, IL
8.1 TCR
- TruNorth Lands
TruNorth Landscaping LLC
8.1 TCR
- Park Service C
Park Service Center
8.1 TCR
- 135231
135231
8.1 TCR
- 5100 - Tampa E
5100 - Tampa East
8.1 TCR
What this shows Northbrook, IL averages 8.1 TCR (181% of the Arborist services BLS benchmark).
Northbrook, IL TCR series: 2016=8.7 · 2017=12.1 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=8.5 · 2021=4.9 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=11.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Northbrook, IL falls in its industry
2,875 Arborist services establishmentsSafer than 24% 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 #103 safest of 133 Arborist services employers in Illinois.
Northbrook, IL has fewer employees than the Arborist services 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 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · IL · Northbrook
2,875 Arborist services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 122 employers in Northbrook, 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 | TruNorth Landscaping LLC | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Park Service Center | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 135231 | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5100 - Tampa East | 8.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cresco Labs - Kankakee | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kendall Energy Facility | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Adams Electric | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Town of Normal - Water | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Astellas Pharma US | 1,228 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Astellas Pharma Global Development | 908 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Astellas US LLC | 896 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILNOR - NORTHBROOK | 780 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Community Support Services | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Standard | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lake Marion Nursing Facility - 005 | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Advance Ready Mix Concrete, Inc Plant 2 | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Northwest Cable Construction, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fairfield Inn & Suites Kansas City | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Bri-Den Co. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kimil Co | 34 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.