Water distribution (except irrigation) · Indiana

Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center

Gary, IN · ~81 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
3.5
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center runs at 288% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water distribution (except irrigation) workplace, earning a grade F.

Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center: 3.5 TCR = 288% of Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS 1.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center safety composite

Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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

57/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 3.46 per 100 workers

Safer than 58% of industry peers

DART rate
C 1.22 per 100 workers

Safer than 59% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 51% 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

−2.7

2016→2018

Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center injury rate improved

Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center's TCR fell 2.7 from 5.2 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.2 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=5.2 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=2.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221310 · Gary, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 3.5 · 288% of ind

  • DART 1.2 DART
  • RANK #3/12
  • PHOTO Chowchilla Water Dis…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 8 inj
  • SIZE ~81 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Chowchilla Water District (0.0 TCR gap)

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Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center averages 3.5 TCR (288% of the Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS benchmark).

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

Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center TCR series: 2016=5.2 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=2.5 · BLS 1.2

Where Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center falls in its industry

727 Water distribution (except irr establishments

Safer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 12 Water distribution (except irr employers in Indiana.

Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center (81 employees, TCR 3.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 4.2 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 0100200300 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center
Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center (81 employees, TCR 3.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 4.2

Indiana American Water-Northwest District Service Center has more employees than the Water distribution (except irrigation) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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
2018 2.5 1.2 2 0 0
2017 2.8 1.4 2 0 0
2016 5.2 5.2 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221310 · IN · Gary

727 Water distribution (except irrigation) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 107 employers in Gary, IN · 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 Chowchilla Water District 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Tualatin Valley Water District 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Crescent Hill Water Treatment Plant 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR New Jersey American Water - Delran 3.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Jenacre Egg Farm 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE Newton County Egg Farm 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE Alva Electric Inc 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE 6352_15250 81 FTE
CITY-NEAR USS Gary Works - Plant 4,744 FTE
CITY-NEAR Gary Works 3,767 FTE
CITY-NEAR HRNI Holdings, LLC 1,430 FTE
CITY-NEAR AMZL : DIN2 569 FTE
NAT-TCR Molex-West Bond 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR William B. Meyer, Incorproated - Stratford 255 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Compassionate Care Hospice of Brookfield 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Shopko Hometown #616 (Sister Bay, WI) 3.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Omega Engineering, Pressure Division 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE Brookdale Hutchinson 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE Avancez 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE Brookdale Woodbridge 81 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: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.