Water distribution (except irrigation) · Oregon
Portland Water Bureau Operations
Portland, OR · ~135 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Portland Water Bureau Operations runs at 318% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water distribution (except irrigation) workplace, earning a grade F.
Portland Water Bureau Operations: 3.8 TCR = 318% of Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS 1.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Portland Water Bureau Operations safety composite
Portland Water Bureau Operations scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
−1.0
2016→2023
Portland Water Bureau Operations injury rate improved
Portland Water Bureau Operations's TCR fell 1.0 from 5.7 in 2016 to 4.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.7 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=4.0 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=4.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Portland, OR ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 3.8 · 318% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #8/18
- PHOTO Bella Vista Water Di…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~135 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bella Vista Water District (0.0 TCR gap)
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Portland Water Bureau Operations in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Portland Water Bureau Operations
3.8 TCR
- Bella Vista Wa
Bella Vista Water District
3.8 TCR
- Joshua Basin W
Joshua Basin Water District
3.8 TCR
- Westlands Wate
Westlands Water District
3.8 TCR
- 023 CENTRAL DO
023 CENTRAL DO-WC
3.8 TCR
What this shows Portland Water Bureau Operations averages 3.8 TCR (318% of the Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS benchmark).
Portland Water Bureau Operations TCR series: 2016=5.7 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=4 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=4.7 · BLS 1.2
Where Portland Water Bureau Operations falls in its industry
727 Water distribution (except irr establishmentsSafer than 55% 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 #8 safest of 18 Water distribution (except irr employers in Oregon.
Portland Water Bureau Operations 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 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 6 | 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 | Bella Vista Water District | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Joshua Basin Water District | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Westlands Water District | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 023 CENTRAL DO-WC | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kraemer Farms LLC | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Arctic Sheet Metal, Inc | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Phoseon Technology, Inc. | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AHM ZONE OFFICE/TRAINING CNTR/WAREHOUSE | 135 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 | County Market #452 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aquatic Co. Three Rivers | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sauder Woodworking | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ncdam - Scs Durham - Xxxx | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | P. Gioioso and Sons, Inc. | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Premier Roofing Co. | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Orem #076 | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sisters of Charity of Nazareth | 135 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.