Water distribution (except irrigation) · Oregon

Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection

Portland, OR · ~37 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
3.0
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection runs at 248% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water distribution (except irrigation) workplace, earning a grade F.

Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection: 3.0 TCR = 248% of Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS 1.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection safety composite

Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% 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).

C

67/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.98 per 100 workers

Safer than 63% 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%).

TCR Δ

−7.0

2018→2023

Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection injury rate improved

Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection's TCR fell 7.0 from 7.0 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=7.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221310 · Portland, OR ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 3.0 · 248% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #5/18
  • PHOTO Utilities Inc., of L…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 4 inj
  • SIZE ~37 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Utilities Inc., of Louisiana (0.0 TCR gap)

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Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection averages 3.0 TCR (248% of the Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection TCR series: 2018=7 · 2020=0 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=0 · BLS 1.2

Where Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection falls in its industry

727 Water distribution (except irr establishments

Safer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Oregon alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 18 Water distribution (except irr employers in Oregon.

Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection (37 employees, TCR 3.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 4.2 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection
Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection (37 employees, TCR 3.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 4.2

Portland Water Bureau Resource Protection has fewer 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 3.9 3.9 1 0 0
2021 3.9 0.0 1 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 7.0 0.0 2 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 Utilities Inc., of Louisiana 3.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Aqua NJ 3.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Sunrise Water Authority 3.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR BWS-Beretania Complex 3.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE BIZON NURSERY LLC 37 FTE
STATE-SIZE SNOW PEAK AREA 37 FTE
STATE-SIZE OR-Eugene RC 37 FTE
STATE-SIZE OR-Parkrose RC 37 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 Wolfe and Swickard Machine Co., Inc 3.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Smith & Loveless, Inc 3.0 TCR
NAT-TCR 030-NBH-RALEIGH 3.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Cgi, Inc. 3.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE International Wire - Kenwood 37 FTE
NAT-SIZE Affordable Lawn Sprinklers Warehouse 37 FTE
NAT-SIZE Virginia American Water - Alexandria District 37 FTE
NAT-SIZE Mid Cities Motor Freight, Inc 37 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.