Activity centers for disabled persons, the elderly, and persons diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities · Connecticut

DDS West Region

Waterbury, CT · ~555 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
9.1
Avg TCR
3.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

DDS West Region runs at 238% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Activity centers for disabled persons, the elderly, and persons diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities workplace, earning a grade F.

DDS West Region: 9.1 TCR = 238% of Activity centers for disabled persons, the elderly, and persons diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities BLS 3.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

DDS West Region safety composite

DDS West Region scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).

F

27/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 9.06 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% of industry peers

DART rate
F 6.12 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%).

TCR Δ

−4.3

2016→2020

DDS West Region injury rate improved

DDS West Region's TCR fell 4.3 from 13.5 in 2016 to 9.2 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 13.5 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=13.5 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=8.7 · 2019=9.0 · 2020=9.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 624120 · Waterbury, CT ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 9.1 · 238% of ind

  • DART 6.1 DART
  • RANK #27/31
  • PHOTO Saint Joseph PACE
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 175 inj
  • SIZE ~555 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Saint Joseph PACE (0.0 TCR gap)

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DDS West Region in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows DDS West Region averages 9.1 TCR (238% of the Activity centers for disabled persons, the elderly, and persons diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

DDS West Region TCR series: 2016=13.5 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=8.7 · 2019=9 · 2020=9.2 · BLS 3.8

Where DDS West Region falls in its industry

1,320 Activity centers for disabled establishments

Safer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 31 Activity centers for disabled employers in Connecticut.

DDS West Region (555 employees, TCR 9.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 72 employees and a TCR of 4.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,5002,0002,500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate DDS West Region
DDS West Region (555 employees, TCR 9.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 72 employees and a TCR of 4.5

DDS West Region has more employees than the Activity centers for disabled persons, t median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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
2020 9.2 6.1 32 7 0
2019 9.0 8.7 36 2 0
2018 8.7 8.7 31 5 0
2017 4.9 4.7 19 2 0
2016 13.5 12.2 57 6 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

624120 · CT · Waterbury

1,320 Activity centers for disabled persons, the elderly, and persons diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 218 employers in Waterbury, 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 Saint Joseph PACE 9.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Marshall Co 9.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Home instead Senior care 9.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR 1300 Connellsville Road 9.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE Corporate 557 FTE
STATE-SIZE PBI - Danbury (CT06) 552 FTE
STATE-SIZE DC10 DC10 DOLLAR TREE DISTRIBUTION 552 FTE
STATE-SIZE Goodrich ES - ISR Systems 559 FTE
CITY-NEAR Saint Mary's Hospital 1,654 FTE
CITY-NEAR Waterbury Hospital 1,472 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hartford-Saint Mary's Hospital 1,292 FTE
CITY-NEAR Naugatuck Valley Community College 1,277 FTE
NAT-TCR Symphony at Locust Grove 9.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Eventworks rentals Charleston 9.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Total Appliance and Air Conditioning Repairs, 9.1 TCR
NAT-TCR MultiCare Deaconess Hospital (Company 21) 9.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE 4818-CNCS 555 FTE
NAT-SIZE d/b/a Boulevard Tire and Retread 555 FTE
NAT-SIZE 407 N. John Rodes Blvd 555 FTE
NAT-SIZE Innovative Resources for Independence 555 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.