Security guard services · Illinois
United Security Services Inc. - IL Office
Chicago, IL · ~111 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
United Security Services Inc. - IL Office runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Security guard services workplace, earning a grade D.
United Security Services Inc. - IL Office: 4.2 TCR = 160% of Security guard services BLS 2.6 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
United Security Services Inc. - IL Office safety composite
United Security Services Inc. - IL Office scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 3%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
United Security Services Inc. - IL Office: 3.5 → 10.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 10.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.6× in 2024
United Security Services Inc. - IL Office's TCR rose 6.6 from 3.5 in 2019 to 10.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561612 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 160% of ind
- DART 6.7 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO AX9 Security Inc
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~111 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AX9 Security Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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United Security Services Inc. - IL Office in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Laredo Sector
Laredo Sector
4.3 TCR
- Lyons Security
Lyons Security Service, Inc. SOCAL
4.3 TCR
- This site
United Security Services Inc. - IL Office
4.2 TCR
- AX9 Security I
AX9 Security Inc
4.2 TCR
- National Secur
National Security Consultants, Inc.
4.1 TCR
What this shows United Security Services Inc. - IL Office averages 4.2 TCR (160% of the Security guard services BLS benchmark).
United Security Services Inc. - IL Office TCR series: 2019=3.5 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=0 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=10 · BLS 2.6
Where United Security Services Inc. - IL Office falls in its industry
158 Security guard services establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Security guard services employers in Illinois.
United Security Services Inc. - IL Office has fewer employees than the Security guard services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561612 · IL · Chicago
158 Security guard services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, 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 | AX9 Security Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | National Security Consultants, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Laredo Sector | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lyons Security Service, Inc. SOCAL | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Powerton Station | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NG Bellwood Reporting Center | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Contegra Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stenstrom Excavation and Blacktop Group | 111 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | St. Paul Eastside YMCA | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | El Paso TX FXFE-ELP | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | lumenomics SEA Facility | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Branch #8 Springfield | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Household Utilities Inc. | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate Division | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Health Dimensions Group | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Evers Construction Company, Inc | 111 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.