Correctional institutions · Virginia
Pocahontas State Correctional Center
Pocahontas, VA · ~295 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pocahontas State Correctional Center runs at 56% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Correctional institutions workplace, earning a grade B.
Pocahontas State Correctional Center: 1.8 TCR = 56% of Correctional institutions BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pocahontas State Correctional Center safety composite
Pocahontas State Correctional Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 54%), 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).
69/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
−0.6
2016→2024
Pocahontas State Correctional Center injury rate improved
Pocahontas State Correctional Center's TCR fell 0.6 from 3.8 in 2016 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.8 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=2.3 · 2020=0.3 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=1.0 · 2023=1.0 · 2024=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922140 · Pocahontas, VA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 56% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #10/51
- PHOTO Dept. of Corrections…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~295 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dept. of Corrections (25) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pocahontas State Correctional Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Pocahontas State Correctional Center
1.8 TCR
- Dept. of Corre
Dept. of Corrections (25)
1.8 TCR
- Wateree River
Wateree River Correctional Institution
1.8 TCR
- Luneburg Corre
Luneburg Correctional Center
1.8 TCR
- TALLAHATCHIE C
TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY
1.8 TCR
What this shows Pocahontas State Correctional Center averages 1.8 TCR (56% of the Correctional institutions BLS benchmark).
Pocahontas State Correctional Center TCR series: 2016=3.8 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=2.3 · 2020=0.3 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=1 · 2023=1 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Pocahontas State Correctional Center falls in its industry
482 Correctional institutions establishmentsSafer than 88% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 51 Correctional institutions employers in Virginia.
Pocahontas State Correctional Center has more employees than the Correctional institutions median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922140 · VA · Pocahontas
482 Correctional institutions employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 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 | Dept. of Corrections (25) | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wateree River Correctional Institution | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Luneburg Correctional Center | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. | 295 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IMIA, LLC Norfolk | 295 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RCH | 295 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Keolis | 295 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | R.W. Mercer Co. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rust-Oleum Corporation - Rockford, IL | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ratliff Industries, Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elite Agriculture Labor Inc | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Diagnostica Stago Inc | 295 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1815 - Chula Vista East | 295 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Senior Metal Bellows | 295 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baldwinsville - North Plant | 295 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.