Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Connecticut
Fire Protection
Bethel, CT · ~152 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Protection runs at 421% 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 Protection: 13.5 TCR = 421% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Protection safety composite
Fire Protection scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% 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
−13.3
2016→2023
Fire Protection injury rate improved
Fire Protection's TCR fell 13.3 from 21.4 in 2016 to 8.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 53.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=21.4 · 2017=35.0 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=53.9 · 2021=1.1 · 2023=8.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Bethel, CT ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 13.5 · 421% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #75/113
- PHOTO East Haven Fire Depa…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~152 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: East Haven Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fire Protection in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fire Protection
13.5 TCR
- East Haven Fir
East Haven Fire Department
13.5 TCR
- Park Ridge Fir
Park Ridge Fire Department
13.5 TCR
- 627 MANHATTAN
627 MANHATTAN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
13.4 TCR
- Bedford Park F
Bedford Park Fire Department
13.4 TCR
What this shows Fire Protection averages 13.5 TCR (421% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Protection TCR series: 2016=21.4 · 2017=35 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=53.9 · 2021=1.1 · 2023=8.1 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Protection falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 32% 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 #75 safest of 113 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Connecticut.
Fire Protection 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 35.0 | 4.4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · Bethel
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 · 64 employers in Bethel, 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 | East Haven Fire Department | 13.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Park Ridge Fire Department | 13.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 627 MANHATTAN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT | 13.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bedford Park Fire Department | 13.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Michels Power Inc-CT-South Windsor | 152 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Conair LLC - East Windsor, NJ | 152 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HPC Foodservice | 152 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-3248 | 152 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ComNet Communications, LLC | 533 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Leir | 315 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Memry Corporation #3 and #15 | 299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Memry Corporation #3 | 269 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | JB Radiator Specialties, Inc. | 13.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Meadowbrook at Oconto Falls | 13.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Primrose Retirement Community of Gillette | 13.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avamere at Newberg | 13.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Va Terminal | 152 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hanover Park, IL (CCG) | 152 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BERRYQDC | 152 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Degan Construction, LLC | 152 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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