Automobile dealers, new only or new and used · Connecticut

Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc

Meriden, CT · ~35 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.7
Avg TCR
3.4
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Automobile dealers, new only or new and used workplace, earning a grade A.

Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc: 1.7 TCR = 50% of Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc safety composite

Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

73/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.7 per 100 workers

Safer than 82% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% 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%).

TCR Δ

−3.4

2022→2023

Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc injury rate improved

Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc's TCR fell 3.4 from 3.4 in 2022 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=3.4 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 441110 · Meriden, CT AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.7 · 50% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #3/16
  • PHOTO FRIENDLY FORD
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~35 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: FRIENDLY FORD (0.0 TCR gap)

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Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc averages 1.7 TCR (50% of the Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc TCR series: 2022=3.4 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.4

Where Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc falls in its industry

2,847 Automobile dealers, new only o establishments

Safer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 16 Automobile dealers, new only o employers in Connecticut.

Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc (35 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 69 employees and a TCR of 3.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc
Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc (35 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 69 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Harte Volkswagen of Meriden Inc has fewer employees than the Automobile dealers, new only or new and median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 3.4 3.4 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

441110 · CT · Meriden

2,847 Automobile dealers, new only or new and used employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 115 employers in Meriden, 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 FRIENDLY FORD 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR chrysler jeep dodge of paramus 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR CFS 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Lokey Nissan 1.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Progressive Sheetmetal LLC 35 FTE
STATE-SIZE Rocky Mountain Fiber Plus, LLC 35 FTE
STATE-SIZE Town of Ridgefield 35 FTE
STATE-SIZE Public Works and Facilities 35 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hartford 1,670 FTE
CITY-NEAR MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER 1,220 FTE
CITY-NEAR MRDNCT04 566 FTE
CITY-NEAR Radio Frequency Systems - Meriden, CT 402 FTE
NAT-TCR Joyner Masonry Works, Inc. 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR IMA Automation USA, Inc 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR DarnTough VT 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Woodmore Dialysis Center 1.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Lesjofors Springs America 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE Oakley St Louis, LLC 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE Corteva Agriscience JVL1-JanesvilleWI 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE CRM Plant 307 35 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.