Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) · Connecticut
Food Service Department
Wallingford, CT · ~58 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.0
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Food Service Department runs at 394% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) workplace, earning a grade F.
Food Service Department: 11.8 TCR = 394% of Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) BLS 3.0 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Food Service Department safety composite
Food Service Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Food Service Department: 5.0 → 8.6 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 32.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.36× in 2024
Food Service Department's TCR rose 3.6 from 5.0 in 2016 to 8.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 32.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 722310 · Wallingford, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.8 · 394% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #99/105
- PHOTO Gate Gourmet - #1011
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gate Gourmet - #1011 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Food Service Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Food Service Department
11.8 TCR
- Gate Gourmet -
Gate Gourmet - #1011
11.8 TCR
- Huntington Uni
Huntington University
11.8 TCR
- Green Bay Spor
Green Bay Sportervice, LLC
11.8 TCR
- 4021-000005662
4021-000005662
11.8 TCR
What this shows Food Service Department averages 11.8 TCR (394% of the Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) BLS benchmark).
Food Service Department TCR series: 2016=5 · 2017=15.8 · 2018=21.4 · 2019=0 · 2020=14.4 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=32.4 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=8.6 · BLS 3.0
Where Food Service Department falls in its industry
6,952 Cafeteria food services contra establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #99 safest of 105 Cafeteria food services contra employers in Connecticut.
Food Service Department has more employees than the Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 32.4 | 28.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 21.4 | 16.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
722310 · CT · Wallingford
6,952 Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 136 employers in Wallingford, 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 | Gate Gourmet - #1011 | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Huntington University | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Green Bay Sportervice, LLC | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4021-000005662 | 11.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Nations Roof of New England | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Brandford | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | STRAN Technologies IT Services, LLC | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | A&B Mechanical LLC | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon Transportation Services : BDL5 | 1,386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaylord Hopital | 986 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BDL5 | 956 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DDS South Region | 606 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Atlas Foundry Company, Inc | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MHC (McColls Health Center) | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Silverado Sierra Vista - 225 | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Essentia Living Center | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Spotsylvania Towne Centre | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Centennial Store | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Colfax Store | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Loveland Store | 58 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.