General services departments, government · Connecticut
Fire Department
Branford, CT · ~78 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 482% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade F.
Fire Department: 15.4 TCR = 482% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Department safety composite
Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−55.0
2017→2024
Fire Department injury rate improved
Fire Department's TCR fell 55.0 from 59.1 in 2017 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 59.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=59.1 · 2018=31.9 · 2019=17.2 · 2020=21.8 · 2022=14.7 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Branford, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.4 · 482% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #108/124
- PHOTO 032 VILLAGE OF COAL …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 59 inj
- SIZE ~78 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 032 VILLAGE OF COAL CITY (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Highway & Town
Highway & Town Properties
15.5 TCR
- DeKalb Public
DeKalb Public Works-Street
15.5 TCR
- This site
Fire Department
15.4 TCR
- 032 VILLAGE OF
032 VILLAGE OF COAL CITY
15.4 TCR
- City of Pine R
City of Pine River
15.4 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 15.4 TCR (482% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2017=59.1 · 2018=31.9 · 2019=17.2 · 2020=21.8 · 2022=14.7 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #108 safest of 124 General services departments, employers in Connecticut.
Fire Department has fewer employees than the General services departments, government median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21.8 | 4.8 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17.2 | 7.4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 31.9 | 2.1 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 59.1 | 4.7 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · CT · Branford
1,496 General services departments, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 75 employers in Branford, 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 | 032 VILLAGE OF COAL CITY | 15.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Pine River | 15.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Highway & Town Properties | 15.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DeKalb Public Works-Street | 15.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CONNECTICUT PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS, LLC | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hull Forest Products | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pavarini North East Construction Company, LLC | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Electrical Contractors Inc | 78 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Branford Public Schools | 577 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Branford High School | 244 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CSC Enterprises, Incorporated d/b/a | 221 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Connecticut Hospice | 212 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Resource Center - Celoron A | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ValleyBaptMC-BrwEVS | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lakefield Veterinary Group - 102 | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Econoline Trailers, Inc. | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | EnviroPAK Corp. | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dentsply Sirona | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | H.A.N.S.L Delivery Service Inc. | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DT Manufacturing | 78 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.