Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs · Virginia
Public Works Department
Norfolk, VA · ~241 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Public Works Department runs at 261% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs workplace, earning a grade F.
Public Works Department: 8.3 TCR = 261% of Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Public Works Department safety composite
Public Works Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−3.6
2019→2024
Public Works Department injury rate improved
Public Works Department's TCR fell 3.6 from 10.5 in 2019 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=10.5 · 2020=6.4 · 2023=9.7 · 2024=6.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 924110 · Norfolk, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 261% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Public Works - Opera…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 90 inj
- SIZE ~241 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Public Works - Operations (0.1 TCR gap)
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Public Works Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- City Of Meride
City Of Meriden Water Department
8.5 TCR
- Public Works -
Public Works - Operations
8.4 TCR
- This site
Public Works Department
8.3 TCR
- Maintenance Ce
Maintenance Center
8.1 TCR
- City of Phoeni
City of Phoenix G80 Water Serv
8.1 TCR
What this shows Public Works Department averages 8.3 TCR (261% of the Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs BLS benchmark).
Public Works Department TCR series: 2019=10.5 · 2020=6.4 · 2023=9.7 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 3.2
Where Public Works Department falls in its industry
131 Administration of Air and Wate establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Administration of Air and Wate employers in Virginia.
Public Works Department has more employees than the Administration of Air and Water Resource median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.7 | 5.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
924110 · VA · Norfolk
131 Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 473 employers in Norfolk, 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 | Public Works - Operations | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City Of Meriden Water Department | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maintenance Center | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Phoenix G80 Water Serv | 8.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FAM Construction, LLC | 241 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Montross | 241 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Priority Toyota Springfield | 241 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 4636 | 241 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | 4,863 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Childrens Hospital of The Kings Dau | 3,707 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Atlantic Group dba DZ Atlantic | 3,248 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Norfolk State University | 2,981 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - TEB4 | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fox River & Countryside Fire Rescue District | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Taubensee Steel & Wire Bridgeview Plant | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 003 Plaza Las Americas | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | AFP New Holland | 241 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Penick Village Inc. | 241 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DDE9 | 241 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DDA8 | 241 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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