Water treatment and distribution · Virginia
Department of Utilities
Norfolk, VA · ~388 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Department of Utilities runs at 405% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water treatment and distribution workplace, earning a grade F.
Department of Utilities: 4.9 TCR = 405% of Water treatment and distribution BLS 1.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Department of Utilities safety composite
Department of Utilities scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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%).
Department of Utilities held a steady TCR band
Department of Utilities's TCR held near 0.1 from 4.9 in 2019 to 4.8 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.9 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.9 · 2020=4.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Norfolk, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.9 · 405% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #18/27
- PHOTO TOWN OF FOREST CITY …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~388 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TOWN OF FOREST CITY - PUBLIC UTILITIES (0.0 TCR gap)
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Department of Utilities in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Department of Utilities
4.9 TCR
- Water Resource
Water Resources
4.9 TCR
- TOWN OF FOREST
TOWN OF FOREST CITY - PUBLIC UTILITIES
4.8 TCR
- Sacramento Sub
Sacramento Suburban Water District Corp Yard
4.8 TCR
- EPCOR Clovis W
EPCOR Clovis Water, EPCOR Water New Mexico Inc.
4.8 TCR
What this shows Department of Utilities averages 4.9 TCR (405% of the Water treatment and distribution BLS benchmark).
Department of Utilities TCR series: 2019=4.9 · 2020=4.8 · BLS 1.2
Where Department of Utilities falls in its industry
727 Water treatment and distributi establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 27 Water treatment and distributi employers in Virginia.
Department of Utilities has more employees than the Water treatment and distribution median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · VA · Norfolk
727 Water treatment and distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 473 employers in Norfolk, VA · 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 | TOWN OF FOREST CITY - PUBLIC UTILITIES | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Water Resources | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sacramento Suburban Water District Corp Yard | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EPCOR Clovis Water, EPCOR Water New Mexico Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wegmans Virginia Beach 120 | 388 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JK Moving & Storage, Inc. - Corporate | 388 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Richmond Community Hospital | 388 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2529 | 389 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | 4,863 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Childrens Hospital of The Kings Dau | 3,707 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Atlantic Group dba DZ Atlantic | 3,248 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Norfolk State University | 2,981 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fayetteville Health and Rehab | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marinemax Northeast, LLC-Ne1 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ECC:EC036 - EC036 - Houston, TX-0300 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alaska Resource Group LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lennar - Orlando South | 388 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Masco Cabinetry Middlefield LLC Plant #1 | 388 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6354-NY71 | 388 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Human Services | 388 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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