Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Illinois
Unit 7 Fire Protection District
Gillespie, IL · ~54 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Unit 7 Fire Protection District runs at 78% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade B.
Unit 7 Fire Protection District: 2.5 TCR = 78% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Unit 7 Fire Protection District safety composite
Unit 7 Fire Protection District scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 93% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 2.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 93% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% 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%).
Unit 7 Fire Protection District held a steady TCR band
Unit 7 Fire Protection District's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 20.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=20.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Gillespie, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 78% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #14/262
- PHOTO City of Effingham
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Effingham (0.0 TCR gap)
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Unit 7 Fire Protection District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Unit 7 Fire Protection District
2.5 TCR
- City of Effing
City of Effingham
2.5 TCR
- Marquette Fire
Marquette Fire Department
2.5 TCR
- Paia Station
Paia Station
2.5 TCR
- NORTHERN REGIO
NORTHERN REGION : CNR
2.5 TCR
What this shows Unit 7 Fire Protection District averages 2.5 TCR (78% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Unit 7 Fire Protection District TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=20 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.2
Where Unit 7 Fire Protection District falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 93% 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 #14 safest of 262 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Illinois.
Unit 7 Fire Protection District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 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 |
| 2019 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Gillespie
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 · 8 employers in Gillespie, 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 Effingham | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Marquette Fire Department | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Paia Station | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NORTHERN REGION : CNR | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois Crop Improvement Association, Inc. | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois Electric Cooperative | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenlink Energy Solutions, Inc. | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | POINTCORE Construction, LLC | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heritage Health - Gillespie | 83 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heritage Manor - Gillespie #127 | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gillespie CUSD7 | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ben-Gil Elementary School | 56 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Big Beverages Contract Manufacturing | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TASCO Thompson & Sons | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NationsBenefits LLC Costa Mesa | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | New Paris | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | IT Asset Management Group | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Waterfowl Winery | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 9221 Globe | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Continental Identification Products | 54 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.