Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Oregon
Fire Station 4
Salem, OR · ~35 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Station 4 runs at 164% 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 Station 4: 5.2 TCR = 164% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Station 4 safety composite
Fire Station 4 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 5.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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
−12.3
2016→2024
Fire Station 4 injury rate improved
Fire Station 4's TCR fell 12.3 from 12.3 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 12.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=12.3 · 2017=8.5 · 2018=3.0 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=8.9 · 2021=3.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Salem, OR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 164% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/43
- PHOTO Fire Department
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fire Station 4 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fire Station 4
5.2 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Noroton Height
Noroton Heights Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Village of Nil
Village of Niles Fire Department
5.2 TCR
- Gurnee Fire De
Gurnee Fire Department
5.2 TCR
What this shows Fire Station 4 averages 5.2 TCR (164% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire Station 4 TCR series: 2016=12.3 · 2017=8.5 · 2018=3 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=8.9 · 2021=3 · 2022=0 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire Station 4 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 Oregon alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 43 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Oregon.
Fire Station 4 has fewer 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · OR · Salem
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 8,031 rated employers in Oregon with headcount on file · 471 employers in Salem, OR · 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 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Noroton Heights Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Niles Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gurnee Fire Department | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Schanno-McClaskey Orchards, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ekstrom Nursery Inc. | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Del Rio Farms | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Redmond Maint HQ | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Oregon State Hospital-Salem Campus | 2,036 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : PDX7 | 1,559 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chemeketa Community College | 1,551 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Human Service Building ODHS | 1,402 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 3157 Keystone | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grand Rapids | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | U.S. Granules Corporation - ALMEG Division | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gerali Custom Design, Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Crawfordsville LLC | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Smith & Oby Service Company | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Houston Brothers Waterproofing, Inc | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store #92 | 35 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.