healthcare · Connecticut
Department of Veterans Affairs
Rocky Hill, CT · ~303 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Department of Veterans Affairs runs at 172% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical healthcare workplace, earning a grade D.
Department of Veterans Affairs: 5.5 TCR = 172% of healthcare BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Department of Veterans Affairs safety composite
Department of Veterans Affairs scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Department of Veterans Affairs: 4.3 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 8.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.75× in 2024
Department of Veterans Affairs's TCR rose 0.9 from 4.3 in 2018 to 5.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 923140 · Rocky Hill, CT ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 172% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK P0
- PHOTO Headquarters 830
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 54 inj
- SIZE ~303 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Headquarters 830 (2.5 TCR gap)
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Department of Veterans Affairs in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Department of Veterans Affairs
5.5 TCR
- Headquarters 8
Headquarters 830
3 TCR
- Dept. of Milit
Dept. of Military & Veterans Affairs (7)
2.4 TCR
- Dept. of Milit 2.1
Dept. of Military & Veterans Affairs (8)
2.1 TCR
- Minnesota Depa 1.6
Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs-Central Office
1.6 TCR
What this shows Department of Veterans Affairs averages 5.5 TCR (172% of the healthcare BLS benchmark).
Department of Veterans Affairs TCR series: 2018=4.3 · 2020=8.4 · 2023=4 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Department of Veterans Affairs falls in its industry
10 healthcare establishmentsSafer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
923140 · CT · Rocky Hill
10 healthcare employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 87 employers in Rocky Hill, 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 | Headquarters 830 | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dept. of Military & Veterans Affairs (7) | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dept. of Military & Veterans Affairs (8) | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs-Central Office | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Praxair Headquarters | 303 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UConn - Stamford Campus | 303 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Assisted Living Services, Inc. | 303 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EBAD-SY | 304 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Point32Health Rocky Hill | 4,440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Henkel Way | 549 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sysco Foods CT | 323 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SecureCare Options dba 60 West | 317 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Meadowbrook Healthcare LLC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harvest Lane Honey | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nijiya Market - SD | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coors Distributing Company | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 10706 Westbury | 303 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Leprino Foods Co | 303 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anheuser-Busch Distributors of New York Inc. | 303 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Montage North America, LLC | 303 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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