General services departments, government · Connecticut
Police Department
Branford, CT · ~80 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Police Department runs at 308% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade F.
Police Department: 9.9 TCR = 308% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Police Department safety composite
Police Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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%).
TCR Δ
−9.8
2017→2024
Police Department injury rate improved
Police Department's TCR fell 9.8 from 16.1 in 2017 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 20.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=16.1 · 2018=20.0 · 2019=15.1 · 2020=5.0 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Branford, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.9 · 308% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #94/124
- PHOTO Town of South Kingst…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Town of South Kingstown (0.0 TCR gap)
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Police Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Police Department
9.9 TCR
- Public Works D
Public Works Department
9.9 TCR
- Town of South
Town of South Kingstown
9.8 TCR
- The City of Bl
The City of Bloomington
9.8 TCR
- Town of Orange
Town of Orange
9.8 TCR
What this shows Police Department averages 9.9 TCR (308% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
Police Department TCR series: 2017=16.1 · 2018=20 · 2019=15.1 · 2020=5 · 2022=4 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Police Department falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #94 safest of 124 General services departments, employers in Connecticut.
Police Department has fewer employees than the General services departments, government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15.1 | 11.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20.0 | 5.6 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16.1 | 1.1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · CT · Branford
1,496 General services departments, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 75 employers in Branford, CT · 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 | Town of South Kingstown | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The City of Bloomington | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Town of Orange | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works Department | 9.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | TT Trade Group LLC dba Powr2 | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D22 Hartford | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tower Laboratories Ltd. | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Collins Jewell Company,Inc. | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Branford Public Schools | 577 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Branford High School | 244 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CSC Enterprises, Incorporated d/b/a | 221 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Connecticut Hospice | 212 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Somerset Welding and Steel Company, Inc. - Trailer Plant | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Franz Bakery Springfield Division - Medford Depot and Outlet | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Polyurethane Machinery Corp | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Medical Examiner | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tul-Ground Ops | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Koa-Ground Ops | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Helping Hand - East | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Information Services | 80 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.