Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) · Washington
King County Sheriff's Office
Seattle, WA · ~1,179 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
King County Sheriff's Office runs at 345% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) workplace, earning a grade F.
King County Sheriff's Office: 11.1 TCR = 345% of Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
King County Sheriff's Office safety composite
King County Sheriff's Office scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 11.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−1.3
2019→2023
King County Sheriff's Office injury rate improved
King County Sheriff's Office's TCR fell 1.3 from 9.4 in 2019 to 8.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 13.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=9.4 · 2020=12.6 · 2021=11.2 · 2022=13.9 · 2023=8.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922120 · Seattle, WA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 11.1 · 345% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #5/12
- PHOTO Yuma County Sheriff'…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 499 inj
- SIZE ~1,179 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Yuma County Sheriff's Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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King County Sheriff's Office in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
King County Sheriff's Office
11.1 TCR
- Yuma County Sh
Yuma County Sheriff's Office
11.1 TCR
- Wright County-
Wright County- Sheriff Department
11.1 TCR
- 97390003-50000
97390003-500000 POLICE DEPARTMENT
11 TCR
- City of Goldsb
City of Goldsboro/ Police Department
11 TCR
What this shows King County Sheriff's Office averages 11.1 TCR (345% of the Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) BLS benchmark).
King County Sheriff's Office TCR series: 2019=9.4 · 2020=12.6 · 2021=11.2 · 2022=13.9 · 2023=8.1 · BLS 3.2
Where King County Sheriff's Office falls in its industry
716 Sheriffs' offices (except cour establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.5.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 12 Sheriffs' offices (except cour employers in Washington.
King County Sheriff's Office has more employees than the Sheriffs' offices (except court function median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 79 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.9 | 7.3 | 108 | 28 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 101 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.6 | 8.2 | 121 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922120 · WA · Seattle
716 Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 1,279 employers in Seattle, WA · 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 | Yuma County Sheriff's Office | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 97390003-500000 POLICE DEPARTMENT | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Goldsboro/ Police Department | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wright County- Sheriff Department | 11.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | VECA Electric & Technologies | 1,176 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MultiCare Rockwood Clinics-All (Company 52) | 1,182 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastpointe | 1,185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ro Health, LLC | 1,173 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UW Seattle | 32,378 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The United States of America | 25,000 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Starz Entertainment | 25,000 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UW Medical Center - Montlake and NW | 11,307 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Annerino Center | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spee Dee Delivery Service, Inc - Collinsville | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bell Roof Company | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0568 | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Oceanside | 1,179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CSI | 1,179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mahle Behr Dayton | 1,179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | H&P Corporate | 1,179 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.