Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) · Illinois
West Chicago Fire Protection District
West Chicago, IL · ~48 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 16.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Chicago Fire Protection District runs at 522% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) workplace, earning a grade F.
West Chicago Fire Protection District: 16.7 TCR = 522% of Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Chicago Fire Protection District safety composite
West Chicago Fire Protection District scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 16.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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
−5.0
2017→2024
West Chicago Fire Protection District injury rate improved
West Chicago Fire Protection District's TCR fell 5.0 from 11.5 in 2017 to 6.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 42.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=11.5 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=7.5 · 2021=15.3 · 2022=42.6 · 2023=26.5 · 2024=6.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · West Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 16.7 · 522% of ind
- DART 6.5 DART
- RANK #223/262
- PHOTO Station 63
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 62 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Station 63 (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Chicago Fire Protection District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Chicago Fire Protection District
16.7 TCR
- Station 63
Station 63
16.7 TCR
- Eugene/Springf
Eugene/Springfield Fire Department 10
16.7 TCR
- Huntley Fire P
Huntley Fire Protection District
16.7 TCR
- 077 LONG CREEK
077 LONG CREEK FPD
16.7 TCR
What this shows West Chicago Fire Protection District averages 16.7 TCR (522% of the Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) BLS benchmark).
West Chicago Fire Protection District TCR series: 2017=11.5 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=7.5 · 2021=15.3 · 2022=42.6 · 2023=26.5 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 3.2
Where West Chicago Fire Protection District falls in its industry
793 Firefighting (except forest), establishmentsSafer than 20% 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 #223 safest of 262 Firefighting (except forest), employers in Illinois.
West Chicago Fire Protection District has fewer employees than the Firefighting (except forest), government median and a higher 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 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26.5 | 3.3 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 42.6 | 5.3 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15.3 | 13.4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.5 | 8.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IL · West Chicago
793 Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 123 employers in West 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 | Station 63 | 16.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eugene/Springfield Fire Department 10 | 16.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Huntley Fire Protection District | 16.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 077 LONG CREEK FPD | 16.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Marengo - 04WW | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kirie Water Reclamation Plant | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Focus Development, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lennar Multi-Family - Central (Chicago) | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Jel Sert Company | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY | 713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SIL3 | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Siemens West Chicago | 342 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Dave's Killer Bread | 16.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NHC Healthcare Glasgow | 16.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HG630 | 16.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plaza | 16.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Metalworking Group - Dixie Highway | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Precision Fittings LLC | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 25-Usf-Olf Crystal Park | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Western Pacific Roofing | 48 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.