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

East Haven Fire Department

East Haven, CT · ~50 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
13.5
Avg TCR
3.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

East Haven Fire Department runs at 422% 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.

East Haven Fire Department: 13.5 TCR = 422% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

East Haven Fire Department safety composite

East Haven Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 26%), 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).

D

35/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 13.49 per 100 workers

Safer than 31% of industry peers

DART rate
F 8.26 per 100 workers

Safer than 26% 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%).

TCR Δ

−17.9

2016→2024

East Haven Fire Department injury rate improved

East Haven Fire Department's TCR fell 17.9 from 26.2 in 2016 to 8.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 26.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=26.2 · 2017=5.6 · 2018=14.8 · 2019=8.4 · 2020=23.1 · 2021=7.4 · 2022=20.7 · 2023=6.9 · 2024=8.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 922160 · East Haven, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 13.5 · 422% of ind

  • DART 8.3 DART
  • RANK #76/113
  • PHOTO Park Ridge Fire Depa…
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 66 inj
  • SIZE ~50 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Park Ridge Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)

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East Haven Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows East Haven Fire Department averages 13.5 TCR (422% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

East Haven Fire Department TCR series: 2016=26.2 · 2017=5.6 · 2018=14.8 · 2019=8.4 · 2020=23.1 · 2021=7.4 · 2022=20.7 · 2023=6.9 · 2024=8.3 · BLS 3.2

Where East Haven Fire Department falls in its industry

793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishments

Safer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #76 safest of 113 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Connecticut.

East Haven Fire Department (50 employees, TCR 13.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 9.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600800 0102030 Average employees Total Case Rate East Haven Fire Department
East Haven Fire Department (50 employees, TCR 13.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 9.8

East Haven Fire Department has fewer 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
2024 8.3 8.3 5 0 0
2023 6.9 6.9 4 0 0
2022 20.7 15.6 12 0 0
2021 7.4 5.5 4 0 0
2020 23.1 23.1 7 5 0
2019 8.4 8.4 9 0 0
2018 14.8 9.3 8 0 0
2017 5.6 5.6 4 2 0
2016 26.2 26.2 13 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

922160 · CT · East Haven

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 · 91 employers in East Haven, 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 Park Ridge Fire Department 13.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Tri-State Fire Protection District 13.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Fire Protection 13.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR City of Albany Fire Station 13 13.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE LeafGuard of Connecticut 50 FTE
STATE-SIZE Eagle Fence and Guardrail 50 FTE
STATE-SIZE CT32 AMETEK SMP WALLINGFORD 50 FTE
STATE-SIZE Advanced Performance Glass, Inc. 50 FTE
CITY-NEAR East Haven Markets LLC dba ShopRite of East Haven 252 FTE
CITY-NEAR East Haven Markets LLC 217 FTE
CITY-NEAR STOP & SHOP 100692 163 FTE
CITY-NEAR Apple Rehab Laurel Woods 158 FTE
NAT-TCR ventureLINX- Mud Pike 13.5 TCR
NAT-TCR LAX-GH 13.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Pick N Pull 13.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Oyster Bay Manor 13.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Linde Inc 50 FTE
NAT-SIZE Geddis Paving & Exc., Inc. 50 FTE
NAT-SIZE Synergy Delivery, LLC 50 FTE
NAT-SIZE Schwertner Farms, Inc. 50 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.