Government · Iowa
City of Dubuque - Fire Department
Dubuque, IA · ~493 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Dubuque - Fire Department runs at 71% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Government workplace, earning a grade B.
City of Dubuque - Fire Department: 2.3 TCR = 71% of Government BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Dubuque - Fire Department safety composite
City of Dubuque - Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−3.0
2023→2024
City of Dubuque - Fire Department injury rate improved
City of Dubuque - Fire Department's TCR fell 3.0 from 3.8 in 2023 to 0.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=3.8 · 2024=0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Dubuque, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 71% of ind
- DART 0.4 DART
- RANK #16/34
- PHOTO Oficina del alcalde,…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~493 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Oficina del alcalde,compra, Rel. Pub., Turismo, CRIM y Recaudaciones (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Dubuque - Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Dubuque - Fire Department
2.3 TCR
- Oficina del al
Oficina del alcalde,compra, Rel. Pub., Turismo, CRIM y Recaudaciones
2.3 TCR
- Secretaria Mun
Secretaria Municipal, Finanzas, Sistema y Recursos Humanos
2.3 TCR
- McCormack Baro
McCormack Baron Management, Inc
2.3 TCR
- Board of Elect
Board of Election Commissioners
2.3 TCR
What this shows City of Dubuque - Fire Department averages 2.3 TCR (71% of the Government BLS benchmark).
City of Dubuque - Fire Department TCR series: 2023=3.8 · 2024=0.8 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Dubuque - Fire Department falls in its industry
1,496 Government establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 34 Government employers in Iowa.
City of Dubuque - Fire Department has more employees than the Government median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · IA · Dubuque
1,496 Government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 217 employers in Dubuque, IA · 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 | Oficina del alcalde,compra, Rel. Pub., Turismo, CRIM y Recaudaciones | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Secretaria Municipal, Finanzas, Sistema y Recursos Humanos | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McCormack Baron Management, Inc | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Board of Election Commissioners | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Davenport Corporate Office | 493 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Winegard Company | 492 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SPP - Orange City | 492 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Water Quality : Hach - Ames | 491 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Dubuque Works | 2,518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE | 1,296 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne Dubuque | 1,285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc | 1,110 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AstroTurf | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carpenter Industries Inc | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Right Electric | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gallaher & Associates, Inc. | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Washington Orchard Management | 493 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D. F. Stauffer Biscuit Co., Inc | 493 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Woodmark | 493 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fairbanks Scales | 493 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.