Firefighting services (except forest and private) · Illinois
Norwood Park Fire Protection District
Harwood Heights, IL · ~30 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Norwood Park Fire Protection District runs at 154% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Firefighting services (except forest and private) workplace, earning a grade D.
Norwood Park Fire Protection District: 4.9 TCR = 154% of Firefighting services (except forest and private) BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Norwood Park Fire Protection District safety composite
Norwood Park Fire Protection District scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
74/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 4.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% 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
−7.1
2020→2024
Norwood Park Fire Protection District injury rate improved
Norwood Park Fire Protection District's TCR fell 7.1 from 7.1 in 2020 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=7.1 · 2021=10.7 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Harwood Heights, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 154% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #46/262
- PHOTO Village of Elmwood P…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Village of Elmwood Park Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Norwood Park Fire Protection District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 1083 GRAYSLAKE
1083 GRAYSLAKE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
5 TCR
- Orem City Fire
Orem City Fire Department
5 TCR
- Village of Oak
Village of Oak Brook - Fire Dept
5 TCR
- This site
Norwood Park Fire Protection District
4.9 TCR
- Village of Elm
Village of Elmwood Park Fire Department
4.9 TCR
What this shows Norwood Park Fire Protection District averages 4.9 TCR (154% of the Firefighting services (except forest and private) BLS benchmark).
Norwood Park Fire Protection District TCR series: 2020=7.1 · 2021=10.7 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.2
Where Norwood Park Fire Protection District falls in its industry
793 Firefighting services (except establishmentsSafer than 79% 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 #46 safest of 262 Firefighting services (except employers in Illinois.
Norwood Park Fire Protection District has fewer employees than the Firefighting services (except forest and 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Harwood Heights
793 Firefighting services (except forest and private) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 18 employers in Harwood Heights, 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 | Village of Elmwood Park Fire Department | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1083 GRAYSLAKE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Orem City Fire Department | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Oak Brook - Fire Dept | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Odell Fire | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Northern N - IL Common Ops | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago Loop Tech | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spoon River Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FCL Graphics, Inc. | 256 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 531-00510 | 255 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lawrence Screw Products, Inc. | 139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 746 HARWOOD HEIGHTS, IL | 94 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9) | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Solar Connection | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Colonial Systems | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2355 - Fultondale | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Brewers Supply Group - Atlanta GA | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Monroeville OH | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Div 10 Juneau | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 1208 | 30 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.