Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Connecticut
Fire Protection
New Britain, CT · ~132 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 22.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Protection runs at 693% 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: 22.2 TCR = 693% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Protection safety composite
Fire Protection scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 22.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 6.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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
−2.9
2016→2024
Fire Protection injury rate improved
Fire Protection's TCR fell 2.9 from 22.6 in 2016 to 19.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 29.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=22.6 · 2017=22.6 · 2018=19.8 · 2019=20.5 · 2020=25.4 · 2021=20.4 · 2022=19.0 · 2023=29.6 · 2024=19.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · New Britain, CT ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 22.2 · 693% of ind
- DART 6.3 DART
- RANK #102/113
- PHOTO NORTHERN REGION : LNU
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 183 inj
- SIZE ~132 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NORTHERN REGION : LNU (0.1 TCR gap)
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Fire Protection in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Fire Protection
22.2 TCR
- NORTHERN REGIO
NORTHERN REGION : LNU
22.1 TCR
- Fire Station -
Fire Station - Spruce Hills
22 TCR
- NORTHERN REGIO
NORTHERN REGION : AEU
22 TCR
- Volunteer Fire
Volunteer Fire- North Windham
22 TCR
What this shows Fire Protection averages 22.2 TCR (693% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Protection TCR series: 2016=22.6 · 2017=22.6 · 2018=19.8 · 2019=20.5 · 2020=25.4 · 2021=20.4 · 2022=19 · 2023=29.6 · 2024=19.7 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Protection falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 7% 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 #102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.7 | 6.3 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29.6 | 8.5 | 33 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19.0 | 4.9 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20.4 | 9.2 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25.4 | 15.5 | 19 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19.8 | 7.8 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22.6 | 9.2 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016 | 22.6 | 6.3 | 19 | 13 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · New Britain
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 · 113 employers in New Britain, 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 | NORTHERN REGION : LNU | 22.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station - Spruce Hills | 22.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NORTHERN REGION : AEU | 22.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Volunteer Fire- North Windham | 22.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | H&T Waterbury | 132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Big Y Foods, Inc. Bethel | 132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 100670 | 132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MIDDLETOWN CT #232 | 132 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Campus | 2,582 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CT-NB | 2,373 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Hospital of Central Connecticut-NB | 2,042 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hospital For Special Care | 1,176 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Springbrook NY Inc - Oneonta Day Hab 665 | 22.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Full Scale Logistics LLC | 22.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1428 | 22.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Los Angeles Police Department, Devonshirel Division | 22.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Select Specialty Hospital - Savannah, Inc | 132 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Liberty Village of Princeton | 132 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1114 - NSM Nyberg Rivers | 132 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Builders Enterprises LLC | 132 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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