Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Virginia
Fire Protection
Chesterfield, VA · ~530 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Fire Protection runs at 168% 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 Protection: 5.4 TCR = 168% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Protection safety composite
Fire Protection scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 5.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
−1.0
2016→2023
Fire Protection injury rate improved
Fire Protection's TCR fell 1.0 from 7.8 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.8 · 2017=5.6 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=6.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Chesterfield, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 168% of ind
- DART 5.5 DART
- RANK #6/29
- PHOTO Fire Department
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 302 inj
- SIZE ~530 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 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
- Huntington Fir
Huntington Fire Company #3
5.5 TCR
- This site
Fire Protection
5.4 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
5.4 TCR
- West Lakes Fir
West Lakes Fire / Big Lake Department
5.3 TCR
- Marengo Fire P
Marengo Fire Protection District
5.3 TCR
What this shows Fire Protection averages 5.4 TCR (168% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Protection TCR series: 2016=7.8 · 2017=5.6 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=6.8 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Protection falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 29 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Virginia.
Fire Protection 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 41 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 48 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · VA · Chesterfield
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 59 employers in Chesterfield, VA · 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 | Fire Department | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | West Lakes Fire / Big Lake Department | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Huntington Fire Company #3 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Marengo Fire Protection District | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office | 530 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Friendship - North Campus | 531 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Williamsburg Brewery | 527 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | James River Clubhouse | 527 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chesterfield County Schools | 8,218 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Government | 1,121 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Richmond Plant | 646 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Schools Department of Student Transportation | 635 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lumbermen's Finishing | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Innofa USA LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | US Wire : Niles | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Copley-Price Family YMCA | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Arhaus Furniture - Corporate Office, OH | 530 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jose M. Espindola | 530 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakeview Farms | 530 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | West Valley Plant | 530 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.