Executive offices, federal, state, and local (e.g., governor, mayor, president) · California
Department of Public Works
Merced, CA · ~79 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 18.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Department of Public Works runs at 570% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Executive offices, federal, state, and local (e.g., governor, mayor, president) workplace, earning a grade F.
Department of Public Works: 18.2 TCR = 570% of Executive offices, federal, state, and local (e.g., governor, mayor, president) BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Department of Public Works safety composite
Department of Public Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 18.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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
−1.7
2022→2024
Department of Public Works injury rate improved
Department of Public Works's TCR fell 1.7 from 20.6 in 2022 to 18.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 20.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=20.6 · 2023=15.2 · 2024=18.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921110 · Merced, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 18.2 · 570% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #148/149
- PHOTO Street Department
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~79 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Street Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Department of Public Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Town of Essex
Town of Essex
18.5 TCR
- City of Champa
City of Champaign
18.4 TCR
- Housing Famili
Housing Families Inc.
18.3 TCR
- This site
Department of Public Works
18.2 TCR
- Street Departm
Street Department
18.2 TCR
What this shows Department of Public Works averages 18.2 TCR (570% of the Executive offices, federal, state, and local (e.g., governor, mayor, president) BLS benchmark).
Department of Public Works TCR series: 2022=20.6 · 2023=15.2 · 2024=18.9 · BLS 3.2
Where Department of Public Works falls in its industry
1,010 Executive offices, federal, st establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #148 safest of 149 Executive offices, federal, st employers in California.
Department of Public Works has fewer employees than the Executive offices, federal, state, and l median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 18.9 | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15.2 | 4.3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20.6 | 5.9 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921110 · CA · Merced
1,010 Executive offices, federal, state, and local (e.g., governor, mayor, president) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 187 employers in Merced, CA · 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 | Street Department | 18.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Housing Families Inc. | 18.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Champaign | 18.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Town of Essex | 18.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Crisalida Berry Farms, LLC | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | L E Cooke Co | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MOBI'S | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sun Pacific Farming | Citrus Farming | Maricopa | 79 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030211 | 1,404 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 64030211-211001 MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MERCED | 1,306 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dignity Health | 1,279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2643-64030211-211001 | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Complete Care at Silver Lake | 18.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sacred Heart Home | 18.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Public Works Compound | 18.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0470 - Spring Hill, Fl | 18.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Calumet City Plumbing Company and Heating | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Twin Valley Coffee | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mobile AL FXFE-MOB | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Danville Forge | 79 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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