Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Connecticut
Fire Department
Farmington, CT · ~26 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 17.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 531% 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.
Fire Department: 17.0 TCR = 531% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Department safety composite
Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 17 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 28.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
−7.7
2016→2021
Fire Department injury rate improved
Fire Department's TCR fell 7.7 from 36.1 in 2016 to 28.4 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2016 at 36.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 1.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=36.1 · 2017=10.3 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=9.4 · 2020=17.9 · 2021=28.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Farmington, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 17.0 · 531% of ind
- DART 28.4 DART
- RANK #90/113
- PHOTO City of Anaheim, Fir…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Anaheim, Fire Station #3 (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
- This site
Fire Department
17 TCR
- City of Anahei
City of Anaheim, Fire Station #3
17 TCR
- FD/EMS
FD/EMS
17 TCR
- Cortland Commu
Cortland Community Fire Protection District
17 TCR
- Homer Township
Homer Township Fire Protection District
16.9 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 17.0 TCR (531% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2016=36.1 · 2017=10.3 · 2018=0 · 2019=9.4 · 2020=17.9 · 2021=28.4 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #90 safest of 113 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Connecticut.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 36.1 | 36.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · Farmington
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 · 93 employers in Farmington, 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 | City of Anaheim, Fire Station #3 | 17.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FD/EMS | 17.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cortland Community Fire Protection District | 17.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Homer Township Fire Protection District | 16.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WaterCo of New England | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sarazin General Contractors, Inc. | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Warehouse/Garage | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1134 - BELFOR Wallingford CT | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UConn Health Center | 5,466 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UTC Corporate Office Farmington Campus | 1,192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UTC Corporate Offices | 1,138 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TRUMPF Inc. | 826 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pike Lumber Company- Milan | 17.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 516429-Nwp-Patrick Henry Sta | 17.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Airport Shuttle, Inc. | 17.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6962-SWY-0025-0025-00967 | 17.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern States Buckhannon Coop. | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SWR030 | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hoosier Magnetics | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sun Chemical Plates Concord | 26 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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