Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Indiana
Fire Department
West Lafayette, IN · ~182 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Department runs at 134% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade D.
Fire Department: 4.3 TCR = 134% 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 total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 4.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% 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
−5.8
2019→2024
Fire Department injury rate improved
Fire Department's TCR fell 5.8 from 7.0 in 2019 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 13.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=7.0 · 2020=13.5 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · West Lafayette, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 134% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #4/12
- PHOTO TNT Fire Protection …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~182 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TNT Fire Protection Inc. (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
4.3 TCR
- TNT Fire Prote
TNT Fire Protection Inc.
4.3 TCR
- Fire HQ/Statio
Fire HQ/Station 91
4.3 TCR
- Village of Flo
Village of Flossmoor - Fire Department
4.3 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
4.3 TCR
What this shows Fire Department averages 4.3 TCR (134% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Department TCR series: 2019=7 · 2020=13.5 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 12 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Indiana.
Fire Department has more employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a lower 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 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IN · West Lafayette
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 46 employers in West Lafayette, IN · 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 | TNT Fire Protection Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire HQ/Station 91 | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Flossmoor - Fire Department | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components - Columbus | 182 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rea Magnet Wire | 182 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PMG Indiana | 182 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 8180 W 10th Street | 182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2339 | 432 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lafayette Venetian Blind, Inc. | 369 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2339 | 356 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Purdue Research Foundation | 348 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Belmont Village Buckhead | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HyPro Inc. Vinita (VN) | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pipe of Washington DBA POW Contracting | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pratt (Quality Carton), LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CCNA L.V. Syrup Plant | 182 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bay Shores Senior Care & Rehab | 182 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Quality Custom Distribution Aurora | 182 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Nebraska Medicine Patient Svcs | 182 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.