General medical and surgical hospitals · Illinois
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
Dekalb, IL · ~1,067 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade B.
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital: 5.6 TCR = 75% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital safety composite
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
−1.4
2016→2023
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital injury rate improved
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital's TCR fell 1.4 from 6.1 in 2016 to 4.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.1 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=6.0 · 2021=6.8 · 2022=5.0 · 2023=4.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Dekalb, IL AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 5.6 · 75% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #149/300
- PHOTO Fairfield Medical Ce…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 291 inj
- SIZE ~1,067 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fairfield Medical Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
5.6 TCR
- Fairfield Medi
Fairfield Medical Center
5.6 TCR
- Memorial Regio
Memorial Regional Medical Center
5.6 TCR
- OSF Holy Famil
OSF Holy Family Medical Center
5.6 TCR
- Capital Health
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
5.6 TCR
What this shows Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital averages 5.6 TCR (75% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital TCR series: 2016=6.1 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=6 · 2021=6.8 · 2022=5 · 2023=4.7 · BLS 7.5
Where Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #149 safest of 300 General medical and surgical h employers in Illinois.
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital has more employees than the General medical and surgical hospitals median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 47 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IL · Dekalb
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 93 employers in Dekalb, 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 | Fairfield Medical Center | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Memorial Regional Medical Center | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OSF Holy Family Medical Center | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Capital Health Regional Medical Center | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ACL Laboratories | 1,069 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC | 1,070 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Misericordia Home | 1,064 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CITY OF EVANSTON | 1,062 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3842 - UDC-DeKalb | 1,635 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3842 - DeKalb UDC | 1,411 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DeKalb Community Unit School District #428 | 940 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 786 | 391 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | SNL Distribution Services Corp-Batesville | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palatine Bridge #164 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ennis Dirt Cheap | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TKI Mitchell | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sun Valley Company | 1,067 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sumner Regional Medical Center LLC | 1,068 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TG Kentucky LLC | 1,066 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McCall Farms INC | 1,066 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.