Employer · Alaska
Dept. of Health & Social Services (77)
Palmer, AK · ~66 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dept. of Health & Social Services (77) runs at 141% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade D.
Dept. of Health & Social Services (77): 4.5 TCR = 141% of industry BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dept. of Health & Social Services (77) safety composite
Dept. of Health & Social Services (77) scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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%).
TCR Δ
−9.0
2019→2021
Dept. of Health & Social Services (77) injury rate improved
Dept. of Health & Social Services (77)'s TCR fell 9.0 from 9.0 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.0 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=9.0 · 2021=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 923120 · Palmer, AK ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 141% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #40/53
- PHOTO Tazewell County Heal…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tazewell County Health Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dept. of Health & Social Services (77) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Dept. of Healt
Dept. of Health & Social Services (12)
4.6 TCR
- This site
Dept. of Health & Social Services (77)
4.5 TCR
- Tazewell Count
Tazewell County Health Department
4.5 TCR
- Minnesota Depa
Minnesota Department of Health - Fergus Falls Office
4.5 TCR
- Health & Human
Health & Human Services Agency
4.5 TCR
What this shows Dept. of Health & Social Services (77) averages 4.5 TCR (141% of the industry BLS benchmark).
Dept. of Health & Social Services (77) TCR series: 2019=9 · 2021=0 · BLS 3.2
Where Dept. of Health & Social Services (77) falls in its industry
267 industry establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Alaska alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 53 industry employers in Alaska.
Dept. of Health & Social Services (77) has fewer employees than the industry median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
923120 · AK · Palmer
267 industry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,558 rated employers in Alaska with headcount on file · 64 employers in Palmer, AK · 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 | Tazewell County Health Department | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Minnesota Department of Health - Fergus Falls Office | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Health & Human Services Agency | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dept. of Health & Social Services (12) | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Alaska Directional, LLC-Palmer | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JBER | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dept. of Commerce, Community & Econmic Development (4) | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (49) | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | 2,784 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mat-Su Borough School District | 2,660 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Matanuska Telecom Association, Inc. | 285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 701-00649 | 269 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wise Company-Savannah | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Walmart (WC USX WNC) | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 149 Austin Gallery | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elbeco Incorporated | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SilverCrest Properties LLC SilverCreek on Main | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Houlihan's South | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pipeline Cleveland | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Parts Plus of New Mexico, Inc. | 66 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.