Libraries and Archives · Virginia

Library Department

Norfolk, VA · ~225 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
1.0
Avg TCR
0.7
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Library Department runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Libraries and Archives workplace, earning a grade D.

Library Department: 1.0 TCR = 140% of Libraries and Archives BLS 0.7 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Library Department safety composite

Library Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% 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

69/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 0.98 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 71% 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

−1.1

2019→2024

Library Department injury rate improved

Library Department's TCR fell 1.1 from 1.1 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=1.1 · 2020=0.0 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 519120 · Norfolk, VA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 1.0 · 140% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK P80
  • PHOTO Harold Washington Li…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~225 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Library Department in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Library Department averages 1.0 TCR (140% of the Libraries and Archives BLS benchmark).

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

Library Department TCR series: 2019=1.1 · 2020=0 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 0.7

Where Library Department falls in its industry

89 Libraries and Archives establishments

Safer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
Library Department (225 employees, TCR 1.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 46 employees and a TCR of 1.9 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 02004006008001,000 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Library Department
Library Department (225 employees, TCR 1.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 46 employees and a TCR of 1.9

Library Department has more employees than the Libraries and Archives median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 2.8 0.9 3 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 1.1 0.6 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

519120 · VA · Norfolk

89 Libraries and Archives employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 473 employers in Norfolk, VA · 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 Harold Washington Library | 400 S. State St. 1.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Plumb Memorial Library 1.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Sioux City Library 0.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Allen County Public Library 0.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Aviation Systems : VA, Herndon - 2235 Monroe St. (AS-MN) 225 FTE
STATE-SIZE 0340 - FREDERICKSBURG VA WHSE 225 FTE
STATE-SIZE Transportation 225 FTE
STATE-SIZE Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Fredericksburg 225 FTE
CITY-NEAR Sentara Norfolk General Hospital 4,863 FTE
CITY-NEAR Childrens Hospital of The Kings Dau 3,707 FTE
CITY-NEAR The Atlantic Group dba DZ Atlantic 3,248 FTE
CITY-NEAR Norfolk State University 2,981 FTE
NAT-TCR Brandywine Construction Co., Inc. 1.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Nucor Steel Arkansas 1.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Soles Enterprises LLC 1.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Ace Machine Shop, Inc. 1.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE UFP Saginaw LLC 225 FTE
NAT-SIZE DFW area 225 FTE
NAT-SIZE Harken 225 FTE
NAT-SIZE Timber Ridge at Talus 225 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: 2024, 2023, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.