Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
St. Charles Fire Department
St Charles, IL · ~61 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
St. Charles Fire Department runs at 162% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade D.
St. Charles Fire Department: 5.2 TCR = 162% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
St. Charles Fire Department safety composite
St. Charles Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 42%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 5.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
St. Charles Fire Department: 3.4 → 5.2 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 7.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1× in 2023
St. Charles Fire Department's TCR rose 1.8 from 3.4 in 2017 to 5.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · St Charles, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 162% of ind
- DART 5.2 DART
- RANK #53/262
- PHOTO Bensenville Fire Pro…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bensenville Fire Protection District (0.0 TCR gap)
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St. Charles Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
St. Charles Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Bensenville Fi
Bensenville Fire Protection District
5.2 TCR
- Lincoln Rural
Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District
5.2 TCR
- Oxford Fire De
Oxford Fire Departments
5.2 TCR
- City of Middle
City of Middletown - Fire Service
5.2 TCR
What this shows St. Charles Fire Department averages 5.2 TCR (162% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
St. Charles Fire Department TCR series: 2017=3.4 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=7 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=7.1 · 2023=5.2 · BLS 3.2
Where St. Charles Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 77% 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 #53 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
St. Charles Fire Department has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · St Charles
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 · 33 employers in St Charles, 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 | Bensenville Fire Protection District | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oxford Fire Departments | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Middletown - Fire Service | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Goodmark Nurseries LLC | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2505-Mason City, IL (Monsanto Co.) | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Springfield | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Tech - Engineering | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NORA | 829 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Charles - Kirk Road | 557 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Charles VPP | 392 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foodservice : ST CHARLES | 312 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lincoln Terminal | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | White Star Electric, LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yankee Hill Machine | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hatchery (Pikeville) | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | KEES Inc. | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elementary School | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wyatt Manor Nursing | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BT Syracuse | 61 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.