Elementary schools · Illinois
South Elementary School
Des Plaines, IL · ~776 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.2
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
South Elementary School runs at 13% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Elementary schools workplace, earning a grade A.
South Elementary School: 0.2 TCR = 13% of Elementary schools BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
South Elementary School safety composite
South Elementary School scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 99% 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 99% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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%).
South Elementary School held a steady TCR band
South Elementary School's TCR held near 0.3 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 0.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.0 · 2018=0.4 · 2019=0.2 · 2020=0.2 · 2021=0.2 · 2022=0.2 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Des Plaines, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.2 · 13% of ind
- DART 0.1 DART
- RANK #9/312
- PHOTO Jefferson Jr. High S…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~776 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Jefferson Jr. High School (0.0 TCR gap)
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South Elementary School in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.2
South Elementary School
0.2 TCR
- Jefferson Jr. 0.2
Jefferson Jr. High School
0.2 TCR
- Hillside Eleme 0.2
Hillside Elementary
0.2 TCR
- Wood Creek Ele 0.2
Wood Creek Elementary
0.2 TCR
- Terrace Elemen 0.2
Terrace Elementary School
0.2 TCR
What this shows South Elementary School averages 0.2 TCR (13% of the Elementary schools BLS benchmark).
South Elementary School TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=0.4 · 2019=0.2 · 2020=0.2 · 2021=0.2 · 2022=0.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=0.3 · BLS 1.4
Where South Elementary School falls in its industry
3,374 Elementary schools establishmentsSafer than 99% 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 #9 safest of 312 Elementary schools employers in Illinois.
South 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 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · IL · Des Plaines
3,374 Elementary schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 174 employers in Des Plaines, 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 | Jefferson Jr. High School | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hillside Elementary | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wood Creek Elementary | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Terrace Elementary School | 0.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Prospect Airport Services ORD DL/T5 | 776 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maintenance | 776 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Plainfield Elementary School | 776 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Iroquois Community School | 776 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Illinois Bone & Joint Institute | 2,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rivers Casino | 1,705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines Campus | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Plaines (IL36) | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cope Generating Plant | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Haase Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Events Center | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mondelez Global - East Hanover Tech Center | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children (CSAAC) | 776 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CLV | 776 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlanta | 776 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Orlando Combo | 776 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.