General services departments, government · Indiana
Public Works
Hobart, IN · ~45 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Public Works runs at 359% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade F.
Public Works: 11.5 TCR = 359% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Public Works safety composite
Public Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 5%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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
Public Works: 11.3 → 17.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 17.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.07× in 2024
Public Works's TCR rose 6.0 from 11.3 in 2017 to 17.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.07× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Hobart, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.5 · 359% of ind
- DART 12.3 DART
- RANK #40/45
- PHOTO City Of Nashwauk
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City Of Nashwauk (0.0 TCR gap)
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Public Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Brookview Gold
Brookview Golden Valley
11.6 TCR
- This site
Public Works
11.5 TCR
- City Of Nashwa
City Of Nashwauk
11.5 TCR
- Breitung Towns
Breitung Township
11.5 TCR
- City Of Minnea
City Of Minneapolis Surface Water & Sewers - Sewer Operations
11.5 TCR
What this shows Public Works averages 11.5 TCR (359% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
Public Works TCR series: 2017=11.3 · 2018=9.1 · 2019=12.7 · 2020=7.9 · 2021=14.8 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=17.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Public Works falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 45 General services departments, employers in Indiana.
Public Works has fewer employees than the General services departments, government median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 17.3 | 12.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.8 | 2.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.7 | 7.3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.3 | 7.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · IN · Hobart
1,496 General services departments, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 41 employers in Hobart, IN · 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 | City Of Nashwauk | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Breitung Township | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City Of Minneapolis Surface Water & Sewers - Sewer Operations | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brookview Golden Valley | 11.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | J Star Farms LLC | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Windfall, IN | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Oil Field Services LLC | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Patoka Lake Regional Water & Sewer District | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Mary Medical Center | 1,394 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Daifuku Wynright Corporation | 774 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stevens Engineers & Constructors - Hobart | 164 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sebo's Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 137 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tincher'S Welding, LLC | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Maguire Tank | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arden Courts of San Antonio | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Forgotten Harvest | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Seaboard Foods Lp Leoti Fm Delivery | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jerry's Trenching Service, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Leevers Locavore | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marc Glassman Inc 57MS | 45 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.