School boards, elementary and secondary · Connecticut
Benjamin Franklin School
Meriden, CT · ~81 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.7
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Benjamin Franklin School runs at 621% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical School boards, elementary and secondary workplace, earning a grade F.
Benjamin Franklin School: 8.7 TCR = 621% of School boards, elementary and secondary BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Benjamin Franklin School safety composite
Benjamin Franklin School scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2517.7
2017→2024
Benjamin Franklin School injury rate improved
Benjamin Franklin School's TCR fell 2517.7 from 2521.0 in 2017 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2521.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2521.0 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=6.0 · 2020=11.4 · 2021=9.1 · 2022=12.2 · 2023=9.8 · 2024=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Meriden, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.7 · 621% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #290/381
- PHOTO TURNING POINT ACADEMY
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~81 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TURNING POINT ACADEMY (0.0 TCR gap)
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Benjamin Franklin School in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Benjamin Franklin School
8.7 TCR
- TURNING POINT
TURNING POINT ACADEMY
8.7 TCR
- Maple Grove Mi
Maple Grove Middle School
8.7 TCR
- 1459-4300
1459-4300
8.7 TCR
- Windom Area Sc
Windom Area Schools
8.7 TCR
What this shows Benjamin Franklin School averages 8.7 TCR (621% of the School boards, elementary and secondary BLS benchmark).
Benjamin Franklin School TCR series: 2017=2521 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=6 · 2020=11.4 · 2021=9.1 · 2022=12.2 · 2023=9.8 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 1.4
Where Benjamin Franklin School falls in its industry
3,374 School boards, elementary and establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #290 safest of 381 School boards, elementary and employers in Connecticut.
Benjamin Franklin School has more employees than the School boards, elementary and secondary median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2521.0 | 420.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · CT · Meriden
3,374 School boards, elementary and secondary employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 115 employers in Meriden, 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 | TURNING POINT ACADEMY | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maple Grove Middle School | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1459-4300 | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Windom Area Schools | 8.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Morganti Group Inc. | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CCL Label - Shelton | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spartech, LLC | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PCX Aerosystems Enfield | 81 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hartford | 1,670 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER | 1,220 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MRDNCT04 | 566 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Radio Frequency Systems - Meriden, CT | 402 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Albina Co. | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Howard Roofing main office | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Family Medicine East | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mondelez Global - Farmington DSD | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Reno Office | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Santa Isabel | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Cayey | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stellana US Inc | 81 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.