Pumping station, water and sewage system, construction · Virginia
Public Utilities
Suffolk, VA · ~113 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Public Utilities runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pumping station, water and sewage system, construction workplace, earning a grade D.
Public Utilities: 3.9 TCR = 139% of Pumping station, water and sewage system, construction BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Public Utilities safety composite
Public Utilities scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Public Utilities: 2.6 → 3.2 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 6.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.83× in 2023
Public Utilities's TCR rose 0.6 from 2.6 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237110 · Suffolk, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 139% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #32/48
- PHOTO Cleary Construction
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~113 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cleary Construction (0.0 TCR gap)
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Public Utilities in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Public Utilities
3.9 TCR
- Cleary Constru
Cleary Construction
3.9 TCR
- 5901 Fresca Dr
5901 Fresca Dr. La Palma, CA
3.9 TCR
- American Contr
American Contracting & Environmental Services, Inc.
3.9 TCR
- Hi-Grade Under
Hi-Grade Underground, inc.
3.9 TCR
What this shows Public Utilities averages 3.9 TCR (139% of the Pumping station, water and sewage system, construction BLS benchmark).
Public Utilities TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2018=3.1 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=6.1 · 2021=5.1 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=3.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Public Utilities falls in its industry
1,614 Pumping station, water and sew establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 48 Pumping station, water and sew employers in Virginia.
Public Utilities has more employees than the Pumping station, water and sewage system median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237110 · VA · Suffolk
1,614 Pumping station, water and sewage system, construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 161 employers in Suffolk, VA · 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 | Cleary Construction | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5901 Fresca Dr. La Palma, CA | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Contracting & Environmental Services, Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hi-Grade Underground, inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mt Clifton Fruit Company | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RICH CASTLEWOOD | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TMG Construction - Company Wide | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VCC | 113 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - ORF3 | 3,196 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3841 - UDC-Suffolk | 1,700 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3841 - Suffolk UDC | 1,478 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sentara Obici Hospital | 1,384 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tower Health Medical Group | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fresh Direct | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Glen Hopkins | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USM Store #518 (United) | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hillandale Farms Ohio LLC | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Farmer Boy Ag Inc | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CLS - Clermont | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carl A. Nix Welding Service Inc | 113 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.