Police and fire departments, combined · Michigan
City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Police Division
Portage, MI · ~77 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Police Division runs at 257% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Police and fire departments, combined workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Police Division: 8.2 TCR = 257% of Police and fire departments, combined BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Police Division safety composite
City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Police Division scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 8.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 1.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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
−14.5
2016→2024
City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Police Division injury rate improved
City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Police Division's TCR fell 14.5 from 16.0 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 16.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=16.0 · 2017=10.2 · 2018=7.0 · 2019=10.6 · 2020=5.1 · 2022=9.2 · 2023=6.1 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922120 · Portage, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 257% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #8/33
- PHOTO City of Harvard Poli…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 42 inj
- SIZE ~77 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Harvard Police Dept. (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Police Division in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Police Division
8.2 TCR
- City of Harvar
City of Harvard Police Dept.
8.2 TCR
- U.S. Border Pa
U.S. Border Patrol Sector - Swanton
8.2 TCR
- Police Dept
Police Dept
8.2 TCR
- Rosemount City
Rosemount City Hall/Police
8.2 TCR
What this shows City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Police Division averages 8.2 TCR (257% of the Police and fire departments, combined BLS benchmark).
City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Police Division TCR series: 2016=16 · 2017=10.2 · 2018=7 · 2019=10.6 · 2020=5.1 · 2022=9.2 · 2023=6.1 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Police Division falls in its industry
716 Police and fire departments, c establishmentsSafer than 57% 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 #8 safest of 33 Police and fire departments, c employers in Michigan.
City of Portage - Department of Public Safety - Police Division has fewer employees than the Police and fire departments, combined median and a lower 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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16.0 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922120 · MI · Portage
716 Police and fire departments, combined employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 136 employers in Portage, 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 | City of Harvard Police Dept. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | U.S. Border Patrol Sector - Swanton | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Police Dept | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rosemount City Hall/Police | 8.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Chippewa County Road Commission | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M&M Excavating Co., Inc. | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Selge Construction Co., Inc. | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C & R Electric - Main Office | 77 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Instruments - 1941 | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Medical | 2,059 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Summit Polymers, Inc. | 1,619 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Corporation Shared Services | 768 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Jayhawk Plant | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Acme Machine & Welding Co LLC | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LWA | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alumni Roofing Lexington | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Aegis of Shadowridge | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Raymon Enterprise, Inc. | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Petra Construction Corp. | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OctoChem, Inc. | 77 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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