Water distribution (except irrigation) · Oregon
Portland Water Bureau Engineering
Portland, OR · ~119 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Portland Water Bureau Engineering runs at 23% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Water distribution (except irrigation) workplace, earning a grade A.
Portland Water Bureau Engineering: 0.3 TCR = 23% of Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS 1.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Portland Water Bureau Engineering safety composite
Portland Water Bureau Engineering scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 99% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
81/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 99% 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
Portland Water Bureau Engineering: 0.0 → 1.0 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 1.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Portland Water Bureau Engineering's TCR rose 1.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Portland, OR AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 23% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/18
- PHOTO 6271-508
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~119 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 6271-508 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Portland Water Bureau Engineering in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.3
Portland Water Bureau Engineering
0.3 TCR
- 6271-508 0.3
6271-508
0.3 TCR
- Clearwater Res 0.3
Clearwater Resources LLC
0.3 TCR
- Indiana Americ 0.3
Indiana American Water - Northwest
0.3 TCR
- McCarthy Build 0.2
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. - NEWPP Central Plant
0.2 TCR
What this shows Portland Water Bureau Engineering averages 0.3 TCR (23% of the Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS benchmark).
Portland Water Bureau Engineering TCR series: 2016=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=1 · BLS 1.2
Where Portland Water Bureau Engineering falls in its industry
727 Water distribution (except irr establishmentsSafer than 99% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Oregon alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 18 Water distribution (except irr employers in Oregon.
Portland Water Bureau Engineering has more employees than the Water distribution (except irrigation) median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · OR · Portland
727 Water distribution (except irrigation) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 8,031 rated employers in Oregon with headcount on file · 1,728 employers in Portland, OR · 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 | 6271-508 | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clearwater Resources LLC | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Indiana American Water - Northwest | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. - NEWPP Central Plant | 0.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Salem Operations Center | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J. B. Steel, LLC. | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | US Bakery-Dunford Bakers | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Portland Container | 119 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OHSU Main Campus | 18,003 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OR349 PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CTR-PORTLA | 4,033 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OR346 PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CTR-PORTLAND | 3,684 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2252-00000530 | 3,498 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | International Paper | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | InkCycle, Inc. | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RAL-HRP-RALEIGH | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FORT MILL Corporate Site | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Casey-Fogli Concrete Contractors, Inc. | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Village of Riverside | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anchorage AK Yard (Lois Drive) | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bwi - Dhl | 119 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.