General services departments, government · Connecticut
City of Norwich: Public Works
Norwich, CT · ~43 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 18.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Norwich: Public Works runs at 564% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Norwich: Public Works: 18.1 TCR = 564% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Norwich: Public Works safety composite
City of Norwich: Public Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 18.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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%).
Rising injury rate
City of Norwich: Public Works: 8.8 → 13.4 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 24.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.15× in 2024
City of Norwich: Public Works's TCR rose 4.7 from 8.8 in 2019 to 13.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 24.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Norwich, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 18.1 · 564% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #116/124
- PHOTO Police Department
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Police Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Norwich: Public Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Norwich: Public Works
18.1 TCR
- PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC WORKS
18.1 TCR
- Police Departm
Police Department
18 TCR
- City of Desert
City of Desert Hot Springs
18 TCR
- City of Carlsb
City of Carlsbad
18 TCR
What this shows City of Norwich: Public Works averages 18.1 TCR (564% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
City of Norwich: Public Works TCR series: 2019=8.8 · 2020=24.3 · 2021=21.6 · 2022=19.3 · 2023=20.8 · 2024=13.4 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Norwich: Public Works falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #116 safest of 124 General services departments, employers in Connecticut.
City of Norwich: Public Works has fewer employees than the General services departments, government median and a higher 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 | 13.4 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20.8 | 5.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19.3 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21.6 | 18.6 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 24.3 | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · CT · Norwich
1,496 General services departments, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 63 employers in Norwich, 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 | Police Department | 18.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PUBLIC WORKS | 18.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Desert Hot Springs | 18.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Carlsbad | 18.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Franklin | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Middletown Power LLC | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bismark Construction Company, Inc. | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Paganelli Construction Corp | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BACKUS HOSPITAL | 1,819 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The William W Backus Hospital | 1,604 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Arc Eastern Connecticut | 467 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SNE Southern New England | 329 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1497 - Fleming Island | 18.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stokes Marine, Inc | 18.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Urbana Place Senior Living | 18.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6962-SWY-0025-0025-00956 | 18.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Koch Air - Indianapolis | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 081n - Runnemede Nj Fas | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blanchard Building Center | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Alliant Energy Center | 43 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.