Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Connecticut

Derby Fire Department

Name: Derby Fire Department Workplace Safety Data
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Derby, CT · ~153 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 20.0
Avg TCR: 3.2
Industry avg: 1
Fatality

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The verdict

Derby Fire Department runs at 625% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade F.

Derby Fire Department: 20.0 TCR = 625% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Derby Fire Department safety composite

Derby Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).

8/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 20 per 100 workers

Safer than 11% of industry peers
DART rate: F 20 per 100 workers

Safer than 7% of industry peers
Fatalities: F 1

Safer than 3% 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

−80.0

2016→2018

Derby Fire Department injury rate improved

Derby Fire Department's TCR fell 80.0 from 100.0 in 2016 to 20.0 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 100.0 TCR. In 2018, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=100.0 · 2017=80.0 · 2018=20.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 922160 · Derby, CT ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 20.0 · 625% of ind

DART 20.0 DART
RANK #95/113
PHOTO Medora Vol. Fire Dep…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 3 inj
SIZE ~153 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Medora Vol. Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Derby Fire Department averages 20.0 TCR (625% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).

Derby Fire Department TCR series: 2016=100 · 2017=80 · 2018=20 · BLS 3.2

Where Derby Fire Department falls in its industry

793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishments

Safer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #95 safest of 113 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Connecticut.

Derby Fire Department (153 employees, TCR 20.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 9.8

Derby Fire Department has more employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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
2018	20.0	20.0	1	0	0
2017	80.0	80.0	2	0	0
2016	100.0	0.0	0	1	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

922160 · CT · Derby

793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 33 employers in Derby, CT · 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	Medora Vol. Fire Department	MEDORA, IL	20.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue	SILVERDALE, WA	20.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Station 7-3 West Lakes Fire	WASILLA, AK	20.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	City of Highland Fire Department	HIGHLAND, IL	19.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Paul Dinto Electrical Contractors--Main	MIDDLEBURY	153 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Nucor Steel Connecticut Inc.	WALLINGFORD	153 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Howmet - Winsted	WINSTED	153 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Carling Technologies, Inc. Plainville	PLAINVILLE	153 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Griffin Hospital	Derby	1,811 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Derby Shoprite	Derby	209 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Big Y Foods, Inc. Derby	Derby	141 FTE
CITY-NEAR	2327 LOWE S OF DERBY CT	Derby	140 FTE
NAT-TCR	Colorado Concrete Company	Commerce City, CO	20.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	090 ABC Supply Co., Inc	Roseville, CA	20.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	World Food, LLC.	Orlando, FL	20.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mcgee Air Services Pae	Everett, WA	20.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Manor Care Health Services - West Des Moines	West Des Moines, IA	153 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Manor Care Health Services - Allentown	Allentown, PA	153 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Sunbelt Apopka Health and Rehab Center	Apopka, FL	153 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Southwestern Healthcare Center	Pittsburgh, OR	153 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: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.