Police and fire departments, combined · Michigan
City of Kalamazoo- Department of Public Safety
Kalamazoo, MI · ~274 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Kalamazoo- Department of Public Safety runs at 352% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Police and fire departments, combined workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Kalamazoo- Department of Public Safety: 11.3 TCR = 352% of Police and fire departments, combined BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Kalamazoo- Department of Public Safety safety composite
City of Kalamazoo- Department of Public Safety scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 11.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−3.2
2021→2024
City of Kalamazoo- Department of Public Safety injury rate improved
City of Kalamazoo- Department of Public Safety's TCR fell 3.2 from 13.3 in 2021 to 10.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=13.3 · 2022=12.7 · 2023=8.9 · 2024=10.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922120 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 11.3 · 352% of ind
- DART 8.5 DART
- RANK #15/33
- PHOTO Glenn County Sheriff…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 117 inj
- SIZE ~274 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Glenn County Sheriff's Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Kalamazoo- Department of Public Safety in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Kalamazoo- Department of Public Safety
11.3 TCR
- Glenn County S
Glenn County Sheriff's Department
11.3 TCR
- U.S. Border Pa
U.S. Border Patrol Sector - Yuma
11.3 TCR
- City of Raleig
City of Raleigh- Police Department
11.3 TCR
- Police Departm
Police Department
11.2 TCR
What this shows City of Kalamazoo- Department of Public Safety averages 11.3 TCR (352% of the Police and fire departments, combined BLS benchmark).
City of Kalamazoo- Department of Public Safety TCR series: 2021=13.3 · 2022=12.7 · 2023=8.9 · 2024=10.2 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Kalamazoo- Department of Public Safety falls in its industry
716 Police and fire departments, c establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 33 Police and fire departments, c employers in Michigan.
City of Kalamazoo- Department of Public Safety has more employees than the Police and fire departments, combined median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.5. 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 | 10.2 | 8.5 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.7 | 9.9 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 28 | 10 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922120 · MI · Kalamazoo
716 Police and fire departments, combined employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 353 employers in Kalamazoo, MI · 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 | Glenn County Sheriff's Department | 11.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | U.S. Border Patrol Sector - Yuma | 11.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Police Department | 11.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Raleigh- Police Department | 11.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GR-Oliver Healthcare Packaging | 274 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Summit Polymers Inc. P18 | 274 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Flat Rock Metal,Inc. | 274 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | International Extrusions, Inc. | 274 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson Methodist Hospital | 4,909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road | 3,201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Instruments | 2,240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-MIKAL1 | 2,103 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Avera Gettysburg Hospital DBA Avera Missouri River Health Center | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3M - Tonawanda | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PAM Specialty Hospital of New Braunfels | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Curry Rail Services - Hockley | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DPH9 | 274 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SDICDSI Kearny Mesa | 274 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jawonio Main Campus | 274 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2409 - Austin Arboretum | 274 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.