General services departments, government · Connecticut
Public Works
West Hartford, CT · ~95 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 27.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Public Works runs at 863% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade F.
Public Works: 27.6 TCR = 863% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 9y 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 total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 27.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 16.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
−1.9
2016→2024
Public Works injury rate improved
Public Works's TCR fell 1.9 from 26.9 in 2016 to 25.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 35.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=26.9 · 2017=20.5 · 2018=32.7 · 2019=32.6 · 2020=35.3 · 2021=27.6 · 2022=27.3 · 2023=20.3 · 2024=25.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · West Hartford, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 27.6 · 863% of ind
- DART 16.1 DART
- RANK #123/124
- PHOTO 400 Public Works
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 130 inj
- SIZE ~95 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 400 Public Works (0.2 TCR gap)
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Public Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Guilford Publi
Guilford Public Works Department
29.8 TCR
- Bloomfield Twp
Bloomfield Twp Cable Studio
28.4 TCR
- 400 Public Wor
400 Public Works
27.8 TCR
- This site
Public Works
27.6 TCR
- Cheshire Publi
Cheshire Public Works (includes Parks and Waste Water)
26.1 TCR
What this shows Public Works averages 27.6 TCR (863% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
Public Works TCR series: 2016=26.9 · 2017=20.5 · 2018=32.7 · 2019=32.6 · 2020=35.3 · 2021=27.6 · 2022=27.3 · 2023=20.3 · 2024=25 · BLS 3.2
Where Public Works falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #123 safest of 124 General services departments, employers in Connecticut.
Public Works has more 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 | 25.0 | 16.1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20.3 | 14.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27.3 | 15.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27.6 | 19.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 35.3 | 29.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 32.6 | 24.0 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 32.7 | 20.0 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 26.9 | 16.8 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · CT · West Hartford
1,496 General services departments, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 118 employers in West Hartford, CT · 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 | 400 Public Works | 27.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bloomfield Twp Cable Studio | 28.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cheshire Public Works (includes Parks and Waste Water) | 26.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Guilford Public Works Department | 29.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Barrett Inc. | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Natural Country Farms | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Horst Engineering | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HARTRANSIT | 95 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Triumph Group | 537 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Legrand Wiremold West Hartford | 524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Hebrew Center for Health and Rehabilitation | 437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC | 425 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Governor's Ridge Retirement and Assisted Living | 27.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LECOM at Village Square | 27.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DDC2 | 27.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Yakima Police Department | 27.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lowes Foods #158 | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlantic Contracting and Specialties LLC - Boston | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CHA | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Precision Strip, Inc. Anderson | 95 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.