Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
Palos Fire Protection District
Palos Park, IL · ~37 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palos Fire Protection District runs at 408% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade F.
Palos Fire Protection District: 13.1 TCR = 408% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palos Fire Protection District safety composite
Palos Fire Protection District scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 33%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
−25.8
2017→2023
Palos Fire Protection District injury rate improved
Palos Fire Protection District's TCR fell 25.8 from 32.0 in 2017 to 6.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 182.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=32.0 · 2018=182.8 · 2019=13.9 · 2020=17.4 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=6.8 · 2023=6.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Palos Park, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.1 · 408% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #184/262
- PHOTO Anoka-Champlin Fire …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Anoka-Champlin Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Illinois employers → · Look up another →
Palos Fire Protection District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- SCS Fire Depar
SCS Fire Department
13.2 TCR
- Fire Station 4
Fire Station 4
13.2 TCR
- Morton Grove F
Morton Grove Fire Department Station 5
13.2 TCR
- This site
Palos Fire Protection District
13.1 TCR
- Anoka-Champlin
Anoka-Champlin Fire Department
13.1 TCR
What this shows Palos Fire Protection District averages 13.1 TCR (408% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Palos Fire Protection District TCR series: 2017=32 · 2018=182.8 · 2019=13.9 · 2020=17.4 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=6.8 · 2023=6.2 · BLS 3.2
Where Palos Fire Protection District falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 33% 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 #184 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
Palos Fire Protection District has fewer employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.9 | 4.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 182.8 | 109.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 32.0 | 10.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Palos Park
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 15 employers in Palos Park, 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 | Anoka-Champlin Fire Department | 13.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SCS Fire Department | 13.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station 4 | 13.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Morton Grove Fire Department Station 5 | 13.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Curtis Orchard Ltd | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tuscola | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lewis Seed Farms, Inc. - Ursa | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aurora Fleet Facility | 37 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5472-000003160 | 157 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5472-000002160 | 134 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAI-0032-0032-02160 FAC-02160-PALOS PARK-IL | 132 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5472-NAI-0032-0032-02160 | 127 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Holly Hill House | 13.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Triple C Inc | 13.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Calumet Farm LLC | 13.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crestwood Center at Napa Valley | 13.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Construction | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meridian Dirt Cheap | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Phenix City Dirt Cheap | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Resource Recovery # 9116 | 37 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.