Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Iowa
Fire Depatment
Cedar Rapids, IA · ~158 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Depatment runs at 318% 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 Depatment: 10.2 TCR = 318% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Depatment safety composite
Fire Depatment scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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)
- D 10.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 6.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Fire Depatment: 7.7 → 12.7 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 12.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.59× in 2019
Fire Depatment's TCR rose 5.0 from 7.7 in 2018 to 12.7 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Cedar Rapids, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 10.2 · 318% of ind
- DART 6.0 DART
- RANK #6/18
- PHOTO Wonder Lake Fire Pro…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~158 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wonder Lake Fire Protection District (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fire Depatment in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
10.3 TCR
- This site
Fire Depatment
10.2 TCR
- Wonder Lake Fi
Wonder Lake Fire Protection District
10.2 TCR
- 155 PLAINFIELD
155 PLAINFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
10.2 TCR
- Kingman Fire D
Kingman Fire Department Administration Building
10.2 TCR
What this shows Fire Depatment averages 10.2 TCR (318% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Depatment TCR series: 2018=7.7 · 2019=12.7 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Depatment falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 18 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Iowa.
Fire Depatment has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12.7 | 6.0 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · IA · Cedar Rapids
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 466 employers in Cedar Rapids, IA · 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 | Wonder Lake Fire Protection District | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 155 PLAINFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kingman Fire Department Administration Building | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 10.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lincoln Electric Automation Bettendorf | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-0552 | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Unit # 1612 | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1621 | 158 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids IA 400 NE) | 6,179 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Collins - Cedar Rapids C Ave | 6,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CRST EXPEDITED INC | 3,475 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Methodist Hospital | 2,949 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-Swy 0019 0782 | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mondelez Glastonbury | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DEN | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Empire Merchants, LLC | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pure Romance, LLC | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Key Safety Systems Knoxville, TN | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ottenweller Company, Inc. Fort Wayne Headquarters | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Isle of Palms | 158 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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