Home health care agencies · Connecticut
Fairfield Healthcare Services Inc. Dba BrightStar Care of Western Connecticut
Norwalk, CT · ~195 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 5.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fairfield Healthcare Services Inc. Dba BrightStar Care of Western Connecticut runs at 120% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Home health care agencies workplace, earning a grade C.
Fairfield Healthcare Services Inc. Dba BrightStar Care of Western Connecticut: 6.2 TCR = 120% of Home health care agencies BLS 5.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fairfield Healthcare Services Inc. Dba BrightStar Care of Western Connecticut safety composite
Fairfield Healthcare Services Inc. Dba BrightStar Care of Western Connecticut scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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
−3.1
2022→2024
Fairfield Healthcare Services Inc. Dba BrightStar Care of Western Connecticut injury rate improved
Fairfield Healthcare Services Inc. Dba BrightStar Care of Western Connecticut's TCR fell 3.1 from 9.6 in 2022 to 6.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 9.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=9.6 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=6.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621610 · Norwalk, CT ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 6.2 · 120% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #33/59
- PHOTO HIVA INC
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~195 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HIVA INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fairfield Healthcare Services Inc. Dba BrightStar Care of Western Connecticut in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fairfield Healthcare Services Inc. Dba BrightStar Care of Western Connecticut
6.2 TCR
- HIVA INC
HIVA INC
6.2 TCR
- York
York
6.2 TCR
- Catholic Home
Catholic Home Care
6.2 TCR
- 0336 - DHV
0336 - DHV
6.2 TCR
What this shows Fairfield Healthcare Services Inc. Dba BrightStar Care of Western Connecticut averages 6.2 TCR (120% of the Home health care agencies BLS benchmark).
Fairfield Healthcare Services Inc. Dba BrightStar Care of Western Connecticut TCR series: 2022=9.6 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 5.2
Where Fairfield Healthcare Services Inc. Dba BrightStar Care of Western Connecticut falls in its industry
3,635 Home health care agencies establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #33 safest of 59 Home health care agencies employers in Connecticut.
Fairfield Healthcare Services Inc. Dba BrightStar Care of Western Connecticut has more employees than the Home health care agencies median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621610 · CT · Norwalk
3,635 Home health care agencies employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 140 employers in Norwalk, 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 | HIVA INC | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | York | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Catholic Home Care | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0336 - DHV | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | United Steel Inc. | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-2544 | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bristol Supermarket LLC dba ShopRite of Farmington Ave | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Naugatuck | 195 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Norwalk Hospital | 1,595 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Norwalk Public Schools | 1,183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WLWAH | 954 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Atlantic Coast Enterprises, LLC | 689 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DAT9 | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Precision Air Systems | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hampton Inn Seattle | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5541 - Toledo | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Smart City Networks, L.P. | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - FTW7 | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Newberry Correctional Facility | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | La Salle College High School | 195 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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