Ambulance and fire service combined · Illinois
Village of Niles Fire Department
Niles, IL · ~53 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Village of Niles Fire Department runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Ambulance and fire service combined workplace, earning a grade D.
Village of Niles Fire Department: 5.2 TCR = 163% of Ambulance and fire service combined BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Village of Niles Fire Department safety composite
Village of Niles Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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 5.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.2
2020→2023
Village of Niles Fire Department injury rate improved
Village of Niles Fire Department's TCR fell 1.2 from 5.8 in 2020 to 4.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=5.8 · 2023=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Niles, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 163% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #56/262
- PHOTO Noroton Heights Fire…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Noroton Heights Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Village of Niles Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Village of Niles Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Noroton Height
Noroton Heights Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Gurnee Fire De
Gurnee Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- City of Greens
City of Greensboro- Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
5.2 TCR
What this shows Village of Niles Fire Department averages 5.2 TCR (163% of the Ambulance and fire service combined BLS benchmark).
Village of Niles Fire Department TCR series: 2020=5.8 · 2023=4.6 · BLS 3.2
Where Village of Niles Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Ambulance and fire service com establishmentsSafer than 76% 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 #56 safest of 262 Ambulance and fire service com employers in Illinois.
Village of Niles Fire Department has fewer employees than the Ambulance and fire service combined 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 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · Niles
793 Ambulance and fire service combined employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 111 employers in Niles, 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 | Noroton Heights Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gurnee Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Greensboro- Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Flamm Orchards Inc | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Princeton IL Research-PRI2 | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2505-Mason City, IL | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairie State Generating Company - Corporate Office | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aerospace Business Groups : Niles | 1,010 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Airframe Systems : Niles | 978 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shure Incorporated | 719 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3320 | 683 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kamstrup Water Metering | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carrick-Harvest, LLC dba Veritas Fine Cannabis | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Airtron Raleigh | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | E.B.T., Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hatchery (Watertown) | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wimmer Corporate | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chamberlain Machine LLC | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AZZ Galvanizing - Houston | 53 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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