Academies, college or university · New York

Division 70 University of Rochester

Name: Division 70 University of Rochester Workplace Safety Data
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Rochester, NY · ~124 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 2.4
Avg TCR: 1.4
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Division 70 University of Rochester runs at 170% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Academies, college or university workplace, earning a grade D.

Division 70 University of Rochester: 2.4 TCR = 170% of Academies, college or university BLS 1.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Division 70 University of Rochester safety composite

Division 70 University of Rochester scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).

28/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 2.38 per 100 workers

Safer than 26% of industry peers
DART rate: F 1.64 per 100 workers

Safer than 14% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 52% 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%).

Division 70 University of Rochester held a steady TCR band

Division 70 University of Rochester's TCR held near 0.0 from 3.3 in 2016 to 3.3 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.5 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.3 · 2017=3.5 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=3.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 611310 · Rochester, NY ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 2.4 · 170% of ind

DART 1.6 DART
RANK #26/28
PHOTO UConn - Avery Point …
BOOK 5y book
INJ 7 inj
SIZE ~124 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: UConn - Avery Point Campus (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Division 70 University of Rochester averages 2.4 TCR (170% of the Academies, college or university BLS benchmark).

Division 70 University of Rochester TCR series: 2016=3.3 · 2017=3.5 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=3.3 · BLS 1.4

Where Division 70 University of Rochester falls in its industry

347 Academies, college or universi establishments

Safer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 28 Academies, college or universi employers in New York.

Division 70 University of Rochester (124 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 617 employees and a TCR of 1.5

Division 70 University of Rochester has fewer employees than the Academies, college or university median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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
2021	3.3	1.6	2
2020	1.9	0.0	1
2019	0.0	0.0	0
2017	3.5	0.0	2
2016	3.3	1.6	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

611310 · NY · Rochester

347 Academies, college or university employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 956 employers in Rochester, NY · 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	UConn - Avery Point Campus	GROTON, CT	2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Bethune Cookman University	DAYTONA BEACH, FL	2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	California State University Channel Islands	CAMARILLO, CA	2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Universidad Ana G. Mendez- Cupey	SAN JUAN, PR	2.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Henderson Johnson Co, Inc	SYRACUSE	124 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Fire Research Corp	NESCONSET	124 FTE
STATE-SIZE	MFM Contracting Corp	MAMARONECK	124 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Otis Elevator Company-Manhattan NE	NEW YORK	124 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Division 50 University of Rochester	Rochester	13,244 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Rochester General Hospital	Rochester	7,833 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Division 40 University of Rochester	Rochester	4,884 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Unity Hospital	Rochester	3,158 FTE
NAT-TCR	Ball Plant III	New Bedford, MA	2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	On Site Repair Services, Inc	Lasalle, IL	2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Hilite International Orion	Orion, MI	2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Peoria S & S Pioneer	Peoria, IL	2.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Holy Cross Home Care and Hospice	Silver Spring, MD	124 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Woodcraft Industries - Orwell	Orwell, OH	124 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Court House Manor	Washington Ch, OH	124 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Kemps Oakhurst Dairy - Portland	Portland, ME	124 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 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.