Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
Salem Fire Protection District
Salem, IL · ~38 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Salem Fire Protection District runs at 259% 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.
Salem Fire Protection District: 8.3 TCR = 259% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Salem Fire Protection District safety composite
Salem Fire Protection District scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 7%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 8.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 19.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Salem Fire Protection District: 0.0 → 29.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 29.0 TCR · DART/TCR 2.33× in 2024
Salem Fire Protection District's TCR rose 29.0 from 0.0 in 2020 to 29.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Salem, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 259% of ind
- DART 19.4 DART
- RANK #105/262
- PHOTO City of La Salle Fir…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of La Salle Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Salem Fire Protection District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Salem Fire Protection District
8.3 TCR
- City of La Sal
City of La Salle Fire Department
8.3 TCR
- Fairview Casey
Fairview Caseyville Township Fire Protection District
8.3 TCR
- 97390003-51000
97390003-510000 FIRE EMERG MED SVCS
8.3 TCR
- Tualatin Valle
Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue
8.3 TCR
What this shows Salem Fire Protection District averages 8.3 TCR (259% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Salem Fire Protection District TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=12.4 · 2024=29 · BLS 3.2
Where Salem Fire Protection District falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 59% 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 #105 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
Salem Fire Protection District has fewer employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu 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 | 29.0 | 19.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Salem
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 · 40 employers in Salem, 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 | City of La Salle Fire Department | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fairview Caseyville Township Fire Protection District | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 97390003-510000 FIRE EMERG MED SVCS | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GDM Seeds, Inc - Gibson City, IL | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Distribution Operating - Peoria | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 629 - Distribution Operating - Peoria | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Freeport | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAL SALEM PLANT | 1,133 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North American Lighting - Salem | 1,039 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 198 | 280 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 198 | 273 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | National Coney Island - Royal Oak | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sea/Cure Moving, Inc. | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Right and Go, Inc | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wilson Logistics, Inc. | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Brad Benton Trucking, Inc. | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Building Products Plus Co LLC | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SN1 Sanford Service Center | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AOM Area Office - Meter Shop | 38 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.