Water treatment and distribution · New Jersey
New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops
Farmingdale, NJ · ~54 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Water treatment and distribution workplace, earning a grade B.
New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops: 0.9 TCR = 74% of Water treatment and distribution BLS 1.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops safety composite
New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% 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%).
Rising injury rate
New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops: 0.0 → 1.4 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 1.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.58× in 2024
New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops's TCR rose 1.4 from 0.0 in 2020 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 1.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Farmingdale, NJ AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 0.9 · 74% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #6/33
- PHOTO Pittsburgh Operations
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pittsburgh Operations (0.0 TCR gap)
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New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops
0.9 TCR
- Pittsburgh Ope
Pittsburgh Operations
0.9 TCR
- Portland Water
Portland Water Bureau Administration
0.9 TCR
- Village of Sug
Village of Sugar Grove
0.9 TCR
- RK Water, LLC
RK Water, LLC
0.9 TCR
What this shows New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops averages 0.9 TCR (74% of the Water treatment and distribution BLS benchmark).
New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 1.2
Where New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops falls in its industry
727 Water treatment and distributi establishmentsSafer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 33 Water treatment and distributi employers in New Jersey.
New Jersey American Water - Howell Field Ops has more employees than the Water treatment and distribution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · NJ · Farmingdale
727 Water treatment and distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 31 employers in Farmingdale, NJ · 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 | Pittsburgh Operations | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Portland Water Bureau Administration | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Sugar Grove | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RK Water, LLC | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | South Jersey Gas-Atlantic | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 34-999340947-9 | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 600 Whitehead Road | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 427 | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northeast Remsco Construction, Inc. | 319 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NutraStar | 223 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nova Brothers, Inc. | 172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Farmingdale Yard | 166 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Raleigh 10231 | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Meyer Utility Structures LLC | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ace Mart Restaurant Supply | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elden View | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dist. Wide | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Community Ed | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 130 West Street Waltham-MAAG | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anchorage Distribution Center | 54 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.