Repair, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway · Connecticut
Public Works/Highway Department
Watertown, CT · ~23 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Public Works/Highway Department runs at 328% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Repair, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway workplace, earning a grade F.
Public Works/Highway Department: 9.2 TCR = 328% of Repair, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Public Works/Highway Department safety composite
Public Works/Highway Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−1.6
2017→2024
Public Works/Highway Department injury rate improved
Public Works/Highway Department's TCR fell 1.6 from 7.6 in 2017 to 6.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 22.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.6 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=22.1 · 2020=11.3 · 2021=4.0 · 2022=14.4 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=6.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Watertown, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.2 · 328% of ind
- DART 6.0 DART
- RANK #36/71
- PHOTO Mattison Contractors…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~23 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mattison Contractors, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Public Works/Highway Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Public Works/Highway Department
9.2 TCR
- Mattison Contr
Mattison Contractors, Inc.
9.2 TCR
- J.A. Long, Inc
J.A. Long, Inc
9.2 TCR
- Columbia Curb
Columbia Curb & Gutter Co
9.2 TCR
- Highway Depart
Highway Department
9.2 TCR
What this shows Public Works/Highway Department averages 9.2 TCR (328% of the Repair, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway BLS benchmark).
Public Works/Highway Department TCR series: 2017=7.6 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=22.1 · 2020=11.3 · 2021=4 · 2022=14.4 · 2023=0 · 2024=6 · BLS 2.8
Where Public Works/Highway Department falls in its industry
4,078 Repair, highway, road, street, establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 71 Repair, highway, road, street, employers in Connecticut.
Public Works/Highway Department has fewer employees than the Repair, highway, road, street, bridge or 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.4 | 9.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.3 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · CT · Watertown
4,078 Repair, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 55 employers in Watertown, 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 | Mattison Contractors, Inc. | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | J.A. Long, Inc | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbia Curb & Gutter Co | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Highway Department | 9.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | InnoConn Construction Management LLC | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OWI Contractors, LLC | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Andrew Ansaldi Company | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cocchiola Paving Inc | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CTWAT - WATERBURY | 573 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WATERBURY (CTWAT) | 524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Watertown Public Schools | 503 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Global Steering Systems | 359 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Jensen and Pilegard | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Worcester 121 | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ATLDE - Hampton Inn Atlanta Decatur | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main Office | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Chrestomathy of Dakota County | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Broken Bow Hatchery | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Napa Burlington | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ottertail Fire & Rescue | 23 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.