Collection, treatment, and disposal of waste through a sewer system · Illinois
Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District
Chicago Heights, IL · ~27 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District runs at 614% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Collection, treatment, and disposal of waste through a sewer system workplace, earning a grade F.
Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District: 7.4 TCR = 614% of Collection, treatment, and disposal of waste through a sewer system BLS 1.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District safety composite
Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District: 8.6 → 76.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 76.2 TCR · DART/TCR 10.34× in 2024
Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District's TCR rose 67.6 from 8.6 in 2018 to 76.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 10.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221320 · Chicago Heights, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 614% of ind
- DART 76.2 DART
- RANK #28/48
- PHOTO Point Loma Wastewate…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Calumet WRP
Calumet WRP
7.6 TCR
- This site
Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District
7.4 TCR
- Point Loma Was
Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant
7.4 TCR
- KBX Golden, LL
KBX Golden, LLC
7.4 TCR
- Waste Water Tr
Waste Water Treatment Island Facility
7.4 TCR
What this shows Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District averages 7.4 TCR (614% of the Collection, treatment, and disposal of waste through a sewer system BLS benchmark).
Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District TCR series: 2018=8.6 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=5.3 · 2023=70.5 · 2024=76.2 · BLS 1.2
Where Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District falls in its industry
400 Collection, treatment, and dis establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 48 Collection, treatment, and dis employers in Illinois.
Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District has fewer employees than the Collection, treatment, and disposal of w median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 70.5 | 70.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221320 · IL · Chicago Heights
400 Collection, treatment, and disposal of waste through a sewer system employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 82 employers in Chicago Heights, 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 | Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KBX Golden, LLC | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waste Water Treatment Island Facility | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Calumet WRP | 7.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pizzo Native Plant Nursery, LLC | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C070 | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stonington, IL-R&D | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bloomington | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 309 CHICAGO | 1,341 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHICAGO STMP | 1,226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6284-YR-309 RX | 827 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CGT | 581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Southside | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coral Springs Marriott | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Nohl Ranch | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Elcon Electric Incorporated | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cowin Equipment Company of Pensacola | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Zenith Global LLC | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pfizer | 27 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.