Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · California
Orange County Fire Authority
Irvine, CA · ~1,433 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 16.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Orange County Fire Authority runs at 508% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade F.
Orange County Fire Authority: 16.3 TCR = 508% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Orange County Fire Authority safety composite
Orange County Fire Authority scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 37% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 3%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 16.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 6.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
−3.9
2018→2019
Orange County Fire Authority injury rate improved
Orange County Fire Authority's TCR fell 3.9 from 18.2 in 2018 to 14.3 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 18.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=18.2 · 2019=14.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Irvine, CA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 16.3 · 508% of ind
- DART 6.1 DART
- RANK #43/87
- PHOTO City of Internationa…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 644 inj
- SIZE ~1,433 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of International Falls (Fire / EMS) (0.1 TCR gap)
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Orange County Fire Authority in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- City Of Sacram
City Of Sacramento-Fire Prevention Roll-Up (120011)
16.4 TCR
- This site
Orange County Fire Authority
16.3 TCR
- Fire Station #
Fire Station #3
16.3 TCR
- City of Intern
City of International Falls (Fire / EMS)
16.2 TCR
- City of Albany
City of Albany Fire Station 12
16.2 TCR
What this shows Orange County Fire Authority averages 16.3 TCR (508% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Orange County Fire Authority TCR series: 2018=18.2 · 2019=14.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Orange County Fire Authority falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #43 safest of 87 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in California.
Orange County Fire Authority has more employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.3 | 6.1 | 293 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 18.2 | 8.5 | 351 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CA · Irvine
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 622 employers in Irvine, CA · 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 | City of International Falls (Fire / EMS) | 16.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Albany Fire Station 12 | 16.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station #3 | 16.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City Of Sacramento-Fire Prevention Roll-Up (120011) | 16.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fruit Harvest No 2 Inc | 1,433 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1207 Abbott Street Salinas Plant | 1,433 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0553 - Fontana CA DC | 1,434 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Neuropsychiatric Hospital & Institute | 1,432 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Irvine | 16,029 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-10 | 4,926 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Edwards Lifesciences | 4,189 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Johnson and Johnson MDD CSS Irvine | 3,775 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Glade Valley Center | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TopForm, Inc. | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4186-DC10 | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McCoys Building Supply - Taylor | 16.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh | 1,433 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cincinnati Reds | 1,433 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nynas - Nassau | 1,433 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Troy Plant | 1,433 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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