Public utility (except transportation) commissions, nonoperating · Virginia
Newport News Waterworks
Newport News, VA · ~306 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Newport News Waterworks runs at 174% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Public utility (except transportation) commissions, nonoperating workplace, earning a grade D.
Newport News Waterworks: 5.6 TCR = 174% of Public utility (except transportation) commissions, nonoperating BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Newport News Waterworks safety composite
Newport News Waterworks scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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%).
Newport News Waterworks held a steady TCR band
Newport News Waterworks's TCR held near 0.0 from 6.0 in 2020 to 6.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.0 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.94× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=6.0 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=6.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 926130 · Newport News, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 174% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Utilities
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 50 inj
- SIZE ~306 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Utilities (0.2 TCR gap)
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Newport News Waterworks in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Municipal Buil
Municipal Building
5.9 TCR
- Utilities
Utilities
5.7 TCR
- This site
Newport News Waterworks
5.6 TCR
- 40210301--DEVO
40210301--DEVON ENERGY CENTER
5.3 TCR
- Community Acti
Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County
5.1 TCR
What this shows Newport News Waterworks averages 5.6 TCR (174% of the Public utility (except transportation) commissions, nonoperating BLS benchmark).
Newport News Waterworks TCR series: 2020=6 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=6 · BLS 3.2
Where Newport News Waterworks falls in its industry
43 Public utility (except transpo establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Public utility (except transpo employers in Virginia.
Newport News Waterworks has more employees than the Public utility (except transportation) c median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
926130 · VA · Newport News
43 Public utility (except transportation) commissions, nonoperating employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 330 employers in Newport News, 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 | Utilities | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 40210301--DEVON ENERGY CENTER | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Municipal Building | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tech Data Hernden | 306 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Toano | 306 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1309 | 306 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2520 | 306 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Newport News Shipbuilding - Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries | 24,543 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverside Regional Medical Center | 2,563 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverside Regional Medical Center-113 | 1,680 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 12490 Jefferson Ave | 1,503 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tip Top Poultry Inc | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PSSI - 0807 Case Farms - Morganton | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Columbia Industries | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lunds & Byerlys, White Bear Lake | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Windy City Motorcycle Company All Locations | 306 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bush Industries.com | 306 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wright County- Sheriff Department | 306 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PLI Cards Asheville | 306 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.