Water treatment and distribution · New York
City of New York Department of Environmental Protection
Flushing, NY · ~6,340 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
City of New York Department of Environmental Protection runs at 273% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water treatment and distribution workplace, earning a grade F.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.3
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 1.2
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 1
- worker fatalities on record
Grade compares City of New York Department of Environmental Protection's OSHA Total Case Rate of 3.3 to the Water treatment and distribution BLS benchmark of 1.2 (273% of benchmark) across 7 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). This reflects reported recordable injuries, not an independent safety inspection -- underreporting is a known limitation of employer self-recordkeeping.
Injury rate over time
City of New York Department of Environmental Protection's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 1.2 industry benchmark.
Where City of New York Department of Environmental Protection falls in its industry
841 Water treatment and distributi establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 18 Water treatment and distributi employers in New York.
City of New York Department of Environmental Protection has an average TCR of 3.3, which is 273% of the industry average (1.2) for Water treatment and distribution. This is significantly worse than average.
The letter grade is a transparent derived index PlainSafetyScore computes from public OSHA ITA and BLS benchmark data, not an official OSHA rating or safety certification. Full formula and thresholds: Methodology.
Trend analysis for City of New York Department of Environmental Protection
Between 2016 and 2024, City of New York Department of Environmental Protection's Total Case Rate improved from 3.2 to 2.6 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 20% decrease across 8 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2024, at a TCR of 2.6, while 2018 saw the highest rate, at 3.8, a spread of 1.2 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 7 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 7 reporting years, City of New York Department of Environmental Protection recorded 1,038 total injuries and illnesses and 1 fatality. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 7-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 1,038 injuries, 217 illnesses, and 1 fatality shown on this page for City of New York Department of Environmental Protection are sourced from its own 7 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 221310 - Water treatment and distribution.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
137 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 12,494,096 hours worked = 2.19 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| City of New York Department of Environmental Protection (this establishment) | 3.28 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 7-year avg |
| Water supply systems industry avg | 1.20 | BLS IIF, NAICS 221310 |
| New York state avg (all industries) | 4.67 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by City of New York Department of Environmental Protection to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 161 reportable incidents · 142 injuries, 19 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 176 reportable incidents · 154 injuries, 21 illnesses, 1 fatality - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 194 reportable incidents · 147 injuries, 47 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 185 reportable incidents · 122 injuries, 63 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 177 reportable incidents · 164 injuries, 13 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 196 reportable incidents · 159 injuries, 37 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2016: 167 reportable incidents · 150 injuries, 17 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 142 | 19 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 154 | 21 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 147 | 47 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 122 | 63 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 164 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 159 | 37 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 150 | 17 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on City of New York Department of Environmental Protection's reported OSHA injury record versus its Water treatment and distribution peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 273% of the Water treatment and distribution benchmark, City of New York Department of Environmental Protection reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Water treatment and distribution sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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