Elementary schools · Illinois
Palos East Elementary School
Palos Heights, IL · ~84 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palos East Elementary School runs at 258% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Elementary schools workplace, earning a grade F.
Palos East Elementary School: 3.6 TCR = 258% of Elementary schools BLS 1.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palos East Elementary School safety composite
Palos East Elementary School scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Palos East Elementary School: 4.3 → 8.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Palos East Elementary School's TCR rose 4.5 from 4.3 in 2017 to 8.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Palos Heights, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 3.6 · 258% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #177/312
- PHOTO Willow River Element…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Willow River Elementary (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palos East Elementary School in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Palos East Elementary School
3.6 TCR
- Willow River E
Willow River Elementary
3.6 TCR
- Eaton Middle S
Eaton Middle School
3.6 TCR
- ISD 991 Montev
ISD 991 Montevideo Office
3.6 TCR
- HARTLEY ELEMEN
HARTLEY ELEMENTARY
3.6 TCR
What this shows Palos East Elementary School averages 3.6 TCR (258% of the Elementary schools BLS benchmark).
Palos East Elementary School TCR series: 2017=4.3 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=6 · 2020=0 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=2 · 2024=8.8 · BLS 1.4
Where Palos East Elementary School falls in its industry
3,374 Elementary schools establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #177 safest of 312 Elementary schools employers in Illinois.
Palos East Elementary School has more employees than the Elementary schools median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · IL · Palos Heights
3,374 Elementary schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 22 employers in Palos 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 | Willow River Elementary | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eaton Middle School | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ISD 991 Montevideo Office | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HARTLEY ELEMENTARY | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Joliet Station | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schomburg & Schomburg Construction Incorporated | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MEC DE JOINT VENTURE | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Premium Concrete Inc. | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palos Community Hospital | 2,224 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Providence Life Services | 843 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Manor Care Health Services - Palos Heights East | 283 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parks and Recreation | 258 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | S02977 - Texarkana Hauling | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Owens & Minor Bangor | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sacramento | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Plainfield | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | C011 Evansville | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C043 South Bend | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0054 Toluca Lake | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0103 Laguna Niguel | 84 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.