Auditor's offices, government · Michigan
City of Portage - Department of Public Works
Portage, MI · ~48 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 17.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Portage - Department of Public Works runs at 544% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Auditor's offices, government workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Portage - Department of Public Works: 17.4 TCR = 544% of Auditor's offices, government BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Portage - Department of Public Works safety composite
City of Portage - Department of Public Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 17.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
−15.1
2021→2024
City of Portage - Department of Public Works injury rate improved
City of Portage - Department of Public Works's TCR fell 15.1 from 28.8 in 2021 to 13.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 28.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=28.8 · 2022=19.7 · 2023=7.5 · 2024=13.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Portage, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 17.4 · 544% of ind
- DART 13.7 DART
- RANK #55/57
- PHOTO City of Etowah
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Etowah (0.1 TCR gap)
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City of Portage - Department of Public Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Yuba County Pu
Yuba County Public Works Garage
17.6 TCR
- Public Works
Public Works
17.5 TCR
- This site
City of Portage - Department of Public Works
17.4 TCR
- City of Etowah
City of Etowah
17.3 TCR
- City of Ashlan
City of Ashland
17.3 TCR
What this shows City of Portage - Department of Public Works averages 17.4 TCR (544% of the Auditor's offices, government BLS benchmark).
City of Portage - Department of Public Works TCR series: 2021=28.8 · 2022=19.7 · 2023=7.5 · 2024=13.7 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Portage - Department of Public Works falls in its industry
1,496 Auditor's offices, government establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #55 safest of 57 Auditor's offices, government employers in Michigan.
City of Portage - Department of Public Works has fewer employees than the Auditor's offices, 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 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 28.8 | 21.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · MI · Portage
1,496 Auditor's offices, government 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 Etowah | 17.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works | 17.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Ashland | 17.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Yuba County Public Works Garage | 17.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sietsema Farms | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.M. Longyear, LLC - Office & Forestry | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Lakes Packing Co | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Top Grade Aggregates, LLC | 48 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 | 3389 - Wynnewood | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Merit Contracting | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SS Delivery Systems, LLC | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NuVasive Clinical Services Monitoring, Inc | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago Tube and Iron Company St Paul | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cornerstone Masonry Services, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Scotts Company - Groveland | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Deerfield LTC | 48 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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