Water supply systems · New Hampshire
Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Distribution Department
Merrimack, NH · ~41 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.2
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Distribution Department runs at 683% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water supply systems workplace, earning a grade F.
Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Distribution Department: 8.2 TCR = 683% of Water supply systems BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Distribution Department safety composite
Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Distribution Department scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Distribution Department: 3.0 → 4.3 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 14.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Distribution Department's TCR rose 1.3 from 3.0 in 2016 to 4.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 14.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Merrimack, NH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 683% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO North City Pure Wate…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~41 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: North City Pure Water Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Distribution Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Distribution Department
8.2 TCR
- North City Pur
North City Pure Water Facility
8.2 TCR
- Barkhamsted He
Barkhamsted Headquarters
8.2 TCR
- Mesa Water Dis
Mesa Water District
8.2 TCR
- Village of Mel
Village of Melrose Park
8.2 TCR
What this shows Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Distribution Department averages 8.2 TCR (683% of the Water supply systems BLS benchmark).
Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Distribution Department TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=8.3 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=14.1 · 2020=11.6 · 2022=12.2 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=4.3 · BLS 1.2
Where Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Distribution Department falls in its industry
727 Water supply systems establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to New Hampshire alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Water supply systems employers in New Hampshire.
Pennichuck Water Works Inc - Distribution Department has fewer employees than the Water supply systems median and a higher 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 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14.1 | 9.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · NH · Merrimack
727 Water supply systems employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,718 rated employers in New Hampshire with headcount on file · 53 employers in Merrimack, NH · 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 | North City Pure Water Facility | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Barkhamsted Headquarters | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mesa Water District | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Melrose Park | 8.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Construx, Inc | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4857_14219 | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UFP Site Built, LLC (dba Atlantic Prefab) | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Barlow Architectural Millwork, LLC | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PC Connection Inc Merrimack | 1,339 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BAE Systems Electronic Systems MER | 1,162 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Merrimack 730 | 1,123 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ConnCorpOff | 915 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Martinez Orchards, Inc. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mancini Sheet Metal, Inc. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Glenn T Warren & Co Inc | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harrisburg 024 | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | McClone Construction Company Texas | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oak Street Manufacturing Monticello | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 55PN - Enterprise Leasing Company - South Central, LLC | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SAZ-Casa Grande Office/Operations 0032-FAC11 | 41 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.