Government base facilities operation support services · Washington
City of Tacoma
Tacoma, WA · ~3,689 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Tacoma runs at 201% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Government base facilities operation support services workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Tacoma: 5.2 TCR = 201% of Government base facilities operation support services BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Tacoma safety composite
City of Tacoma scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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 Tacoma: 4.5 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 5.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.68× in 2024
City of Tacoma's TCR rose 0.8 from 4.5 in 2021 to 5.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561210 · Tacoma, WA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 5.2 · 201% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #22/31
- PHOTO City of Ionia
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 667 inj
- SIZE ~3,689 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Ionia (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Tacoma in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Tacoma
5.2 TCR
- City of Ionia
City of Ionia
5.2 TCR
- Moscow ID EcoD
Moscow ID EcoDistrict, LLC
5.2 TCR
- KATMAI NORTH A
KATMAI NORTH AMERICA, LLC
5.2 TCR
- FORD KTP OPS
FORD KTP OPS
5.2 TCR
What this shows City of Tacoma averages 5.2 TCR (201% of the Government base facilities operation support services BLS benchmark).
City of Tacoma TCR series: 2021=4.5 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=5.6 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 2.6
Where City of Tacoma falls in its industry
757 Government base facilities ope establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 31 Government base facilities ope employers in Washington.
City of Tacoma has more employees than the Government base facilities operation sup median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 176 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 191 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 164 | 30 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 136 | 15 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561210 · WA · Tacoma
757 Government base facilities operation support services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 445 employers in Tacoma, WA · 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 Ionia | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Moscow ID EcoDistrict, LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KATMAI NORTH AMERICA, LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FORD KTP OPS | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Delta Air Lines - SEA | 3,670 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tacoma General Hospital (Companied 10 & 20) | 3,718 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Washington University | 3,794 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hawthorn Senior Living | 3,847 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital | 3,247 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2643-46080001-460801 | 3,061 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 46080001-460801 ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER | 2,735 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MultiCare Health System Support and Admin (Company 2) | 2,322 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fiesta Key RV Resort | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | River Beach | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GES New Orleans | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CR45 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Luke's Hospital | 3,689 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UTC Aerospace Systems Major Business Unit | 3,700 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arizona Department of Transportation | 3,701 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Disney Studio Entertainment | 3,701 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.