Plumbing and heating valves merchant wholesalers · Connecticut
Bender Plumbing Supplies of Waterbury, Inc.
Waterbury, CT · ~62 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bender Plumbing Supplies of Waterbury, Inc. runs at 223% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plumbing and heating valves merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Bender Plumbing Supplies of Waterbury, Inc.: 4.9 TCR = 223% of Plumbing and heating valves merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bender Plumbing Supplies of Waterbury, Inc. safety composite
Bender Plumbing Supplies of Waterbury, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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
Bender Plumbing Supplies of Waterbury, Inc.: 2.8 → 15.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 15.9 TCR · DART/TCR 3.25× in 2024
Bender Plumbing Supplies of Waterbury, Inc.'s TCR rose 13.1 from 2.8 in 2016 to 15.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 3.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423720 · Waterbury, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.9 · 223% of ind
- DART 15.9 DART
- RANK #18/31
- PHOTO MG - Livonia
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MG - Livonia (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bender Plumbing Supplies of Waterbury, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bender Plumbing Supplies of Waterbury, Inc.
4.9 TCR
- MG - Livonia
MG - Livonia
4.9 TCR
- Lakeside Suppl
Lakeside Supply Company
4.9 TCR
- Kenny Pipe & S
Kenny Pipe & Supply - Murfreesboro Branch
4.9 TCR
- Ferguson Fire
Ferguson Fire & Fabricatoin Inc: IL Glendale Heights-601 Regency Dr Unit A
4.9 TCR
What this shows Bender Plumbing Supplies of Waterbury, Inc. averages 4.9 TCR (223% of the Plumbing and heating valves merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Bender Plumbing Supplies of Waterbury, Inc. TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2017=0 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=8.7 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=0 · 2024=15.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Bender Plumbing Supplies of Waterbury, Inc. falls in its industry
853 Plumbing and heating valves me establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 31 Plumbing and heating valves me employers in Connecticut.
Bender Plumbing Supplies of Waterbury, Inc. has more employees than the Plumbing and heating valves merchant who median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423720 · CT · Waterbury
853 Plumbing and heating valves merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 218 employers in Waterbury, CT · 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 | MG - Livonia | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lakeside Supply Company | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kenny Pipe & Supply - Murfreesboro Branch | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ferguson Fire & Fabricatoin Inc: IL Glendale Heights-601 Regency Dr Unit A | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bartlett Brainard Eacott | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NPL East LLC - Connecticut | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 16-CT | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Botanical Extract Manufacturer | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Mary's Hospital | 1,654 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waterbury Hospital | 1,472 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hartford-Saint Mary's Hospital | 1,292 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Naugatuck Valley Community College | 1,277 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1610 Web28 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 776 Web23 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Program Maintenance Inc | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beloit Memorial Hospital | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | True Greenscapes, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hajoca 738 | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nisus Corp LLC | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Walman Optical - Branch 40 | 62 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.