General services departments, government · Washington
Police Department
Bellingham, WA · ~148 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Police Department runs at 252% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade F.
Police Department: 8.1 TCR = 252% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 2y 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 dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
Police Department: 6.3 → 9.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 9.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.75× in 2024
Police Department's TCR rose 3.6 from 6.3 in 2023 to 9.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Bellingham, WA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.1 · 252% of ind
- DART 6.1 DART
- RANK #22/28
- PHOTO Coconino County Esta…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~148 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Coconino County Establishment 23-Parks and Recreation (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
8.1 TCR
- Coconino Count
Coconino County Establishment 23-Parks and Recreation
8.1 TCR
- City of White
City of White Bear Lake - Public Works
8 TCR
- MOA, M&O, Flee
MOA, M&O, Fleet Mx, Bering St
8 TCR
- Geneva Public
Geneva Public Works Department
8 TCR
What this shows Police Department averages 8.1 TCR (252% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
Police Department TCR series: 2023=6.3 · 2024=9.9 · BLS 3.2
Where Police Department falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 28 General services departments, employers in Washington.
Police Department has more 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 | 9.9 | 6.1 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · WA · Bellingham
1,496 General services departments, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 210 employers in Bellingham, WA · 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 | Coconino County Establishment 23-Parks and Recreation | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of White Bear Lake - Public Works | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MOA, M&O, Fleet Mx, Bering St | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Geneva Public Works Department | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Benton Public Utility District No. 1 | 148 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Andgar Corporation - Washington | 148 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sunset Air | 148 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Inland Empire Paper Company | 148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Washington University | 3,794 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph Medical Center Main Campus | 2,537 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North American Operations - Matrix Service Inc. | 2,063 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PHMG SJMC Clinics | 864 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Txdel - Del Rio | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Glen Ivy Hot Springs | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Regency Place Senior Living | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Quality Aluminum Forge | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Casa Grande Dairy Products, LLC | 148 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gulf Crane Services, Inc. | 148 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 060 Bakery Plant | 148 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Laale - Alexandria | 148 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.