Elementary schools · Illinois
Palos South Middle School
Palos Park, IL · ~76 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.2
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palos South Middle School runs at 589% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Elementary schools workplace, earning a grade F.
Palos South Middle School: 8.2 TCR = 589% of Elementary schools BLS 1.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palos South Middle School safety composite
Palos South Middle School scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 15%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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%).
TCR Δ
−15.7
2017→2024
Palos South Middle School injury rate improved
Palos South Middle School's TCR fell 15.7 from 26.4 in 2017 to 10.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 26.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=26.4 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=12.0 · 2022=4.3 · 2024=10.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Palos Park, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 589% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #279/312
- PHOTO Joliet Township High…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~76 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Joliet Township High School District 204 - Alternate School (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palos South Middle School in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Lincoln Middle
Lincoln Middle School
8.3 TCR
- Bristol Public
Bristol Public Schoold
8.3 TCR
- New Haven Boar
New Haven Board of Education - Bishop Woods
8.3 TCR
- This site
Palos South Middle School
8.2 TCR
- Joliet Townshi
Joliet Township High School District 204 - Alternate School
8.2 TCR
What this shows Palos South Middle School averages 8.2 TCR (589% of the Elementary schools BLS benchmark).
Palos South Middle School TCR series: 2017=26.4 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=12 · 2022=4.3 · 2024=10.6 · BLS 1.4
Where Palos South Middle School falls in its industry
3,374 Elementary schools establishmentsSafer than 15% 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 #279 safest of 312 Elementary schools employers in Illinois.
Palos South Middle School has more employees than the Elementary schools median and a higher 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 | 10.6 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 26.4 | 4.4 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · IL · Palos Park
3,374 Elementary schools 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 | Joliet Township High School District 204 - Alternate School | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lincoln Middle School | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bristol Public Schoold | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New Haven Board of Education - Bishop Woods | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rend Lake Conservancy District | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CORE Construction Services of Illinois, Inc. | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenville Headquarters | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Keeley & Sons, Inc. | 76 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 | Lake Erie Construction Co. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bay Counties Smart | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crestpark Stuttgart, LLC | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mertz | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Westlock Controls | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0139 Everett | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0224 San Diego | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0718 Rochester | 76 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.