Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Minnesota
City of Waseca - Fire Department
Waseca, MN · ~26 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Waseca - Fire Department runs at 269% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Waseca - Fire Department: 8.6 TCR = 269% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Waseca - Fire Department safety composite
City of Waseca - Fire Department scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 8.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−25.8
2022→2024
City of Waseca - Fire Department injury rate improved
City of Waseca - Fire Department's TCR fell 25.8 from 25.8 in 2022 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 25.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=25.8 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Waseca, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.6 · 269% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #13/38
- PHOTO City Government - Fi…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City Government - Fire Protection (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Waseca - Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Waseca - Fire Department
8.6 TCR
- City Governmen
City Government - Fire Protection
8.6 TCR
- Milford Fire D
Milford Fire Department - Station 8
8.6 TCR
- CITY OF MARION
CITY OF MARION, ILLINOIS Fire Department
8.6 TCR
- Village of Ros
Village of Roselle Fire Department
8.6 TCR
What this shows City of Waseca - Fire Department averages 8.6 TCR (269% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
City of Waseca - Fire Department TCR series: 2022=25.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Waseca - Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 38 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Minnesota.
City of Waseca - Fire Department has fewer employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · MN · Waseca
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 40 employers in Waseca, MN · 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 Government - Fire Protection | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Milford Fire Department - Station 8 | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CITY OF MARION, ILLINOIS Fire Department | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Roselle Fire Department | 8.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Becker | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Silverstreak Dairy LLC, Silverstreak Dairy | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schwartz Farms Huiras MN | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Golden Egg | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal Correctional Institution | 833 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WASECA MN | 238 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cinch Connectivity Solutions | 200 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1038 | 181 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Texas Roof Management, Inc. | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1st State Insulation | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alaris Health at St Mary'S | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Munie Trenching & Excavating, Inc. | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | enginequest llc | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big R of Evergreen, LLC. | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 417 Weldon | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big R of Cortez, Inc. | 26 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.