K-5 School · Connecticut
Driggs Elementary School
Waterbury, CT · ~71 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Driggs Elementary School runs at 319% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical K-5 School workplace, earning a grade F.
Driggs Elementary School: 4.5 TCR = 319% of K-5 School BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Driggs Elementary School safety composite
Driggs Elementary School scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.87 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.2
2016→2023
Driggs Elementary School injury rate improved
Driggs Elementary School's TCR fell 1.2 from 6.1 in 2016 to 4.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.1 · 2017=2.0 · 2018=11.4 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Waterbury, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.5 · 319% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #161/381
- PHOTO Richmond Community S…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~71 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Richmond Community Schools-Starr Elementary (0.0 TCR gap)
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Driggs Elementary School in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Driggs Elementary School
4.5 TCR
- Richmond Commu
Richmond Community Schools-Starr Elementary
4.5 TCR
- Ashland Ridge
Ashland Ridge Elementary School
4.5 TCR
- Buffalo High S
Buffalo High School
4.5 TCR
- Charles F. Tig
Charles F. Tigard Elementary
4.5 TCR
What this shows Driggs Elementary School averages 4.5 TCR (319% of the K-5 School BLS benchmark).
Driggs Elementary School TCR series: 2016=6.1 · 2017=2 · 2018=11.4 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=4.9 · BLS 1.4
Where Driggs Elementary School falls in its industry
3,374 K-5 School establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #161 safest of 381 K-5 School employers in Connecticut.
Driggs Elementary School has fewer employees than the K-5 School median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · CT · Waterbury
3,374 K-5 School employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 218 employers in Waterbury, 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 | Richmond Community Schools-Starr Elementary | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ashland Ridge Elementary School | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Buffalo High School | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Charles F. Tigard Elementary | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Madison | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BioSafe Systems, LLC | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spring Manufacturing | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Connecticut Coining Inc - AMG | 71 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Mary's Hospital | 1,654 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waterbury Hospital | 1,472 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hartford-Saint Mary's Hospital | 1,292 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Naugatuck Valley Community College | 1,277 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TAI San Antonio 187 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Les Schwab Tire Center-La Grande | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Specialized Landscape Management | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crowne Plaza Hotel Seattle | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Gebauer Company | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Linn Community Nursing Home Inc. | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wurtec Inc. (Toledo) | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Traditions of Deerfield | 71 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.