Employer · Alaska

Dept. of Corrections (31)

Name: Dept. of Corrections (31) Workplace Safety Data
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Seward, AK · ~151 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 4.3
Avg TCR: 3.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Dept. of Corrections (31) runs at 134% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade D.

Dept. of Corrections (31): 4.3 TCR = 134% of industry BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Dept. of Corrections (31) safety composite

Dept. of Corrections (31) scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 54%), 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 4.28 per 100 workers

Safer than 63% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0.69 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 54% 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

−4.9

2017→2023

Dept. of Corrections (31) injury rate improved

Dept. of Corrections (31)'s TCR fell 4.9 from 7.7 in 2017 to 2.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 7.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=7.7 · 2018=2.4 · 2023=2.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 922140 · Seward, AK ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 134% of ind

DART 0.7 DART
RANK #25/33
PHOTO Iowa State Penitenti…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 15 inj
SIZE ~151 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Iowa State Penitentiary (0.0 TCR gap)

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4.3
Iowa State Pen

4.3
Minnesota Corr

4.3
Sheriff's Depa

4.3
Lunenburg Corr

4.3

What this shows Dept. of Corrections (31) averages 4.3 TCR (134% of the industry BLS benchmark).

Dept. of Corrections (31) TCR series: 2017=7.7 · 2018=2.4 · 2023=2.8 · BLS 3.2

Where Dept. of Corrections (31) falls in its industry

482 industry establishments

Safer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Alaska alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 33 industry employers in Alaska.

Dept. of Corrections (31) (151 employees, TCR 4.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 240 employees and a TCR of 5.8

Dept. of Corrections (31) has fewer employees than the industry median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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
2023	2.8	0.7	3	1
2018	2.4	0.6	0	4
2017	7.7	3.2	12	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

922140 · AK · Seward

482 industry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,558 rated employers in Alaska with headcount on file · 17 employers in Seward, AK · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Iowa State Penitentiary	FORT MADISON, IA	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Minnesota Correctional Facility-Willow River	WILLOW RIVER, MN	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Sheriff's Department	MASON CITY, IA	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Lunenburg Correctional Center	VICTORIA, VA	4.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	ARCTEC Alaska	ANCHORAGE	151 FTE
STATE-SIZE	ConocoPhillips Alaska - Alpine	ANCHORAGE	152 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Charlie's Produce Anchorage	ANCHORAGE	153 FTE
STATE-SIZE	2807-2955	ANCHORAGE	153 FTE
CITY-NEAR	2252-00000110	Seward	189 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Dept. of Corrections (30)	Seward	161 FTE
CITY-NEAR	6400-SWY-0027-0027-02728	Seward	90 FTE
CITY-NEAR	6400-SWY 0027 2728	Seward	81 FTE
NAT-TCR	Cash Saver 237	Del City, OK	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Braselton Distribution Center	Braselton, GA	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Continental Tide	Virginia Beach, VA	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Siteline Los Angeles	San Dimas, CA	4.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	HOB Hoboken	Hoboken, NJ	151 FTE
NAT-SIZE	VRS Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	151 FTE
NAT-SIZE	NAPP Columbia - 007	Columbia, SC	151 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Franklin Building Supply - Boise	Boise, ID	151 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: 2023, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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