Rescue services, medical · Virginia
Rescue Squad
Christiansburg, VA · ~40 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rescue Squad runs at 189% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Rescue services, medical workplace, earning a grade D.
Rescue Squad: 7.2 TCR = 189% of Rescue services, medical BLS 3.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rescue Squad safety composite
Rescue Squad scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 89% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 7.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% 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
Rescue Squad: 0.0 → 8.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 13.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Rescue Squad's TCR rose 8.3 from 0.0 in 2022 to 8.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 13.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621910 · Christiansburg, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.2 · 189% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/20
- PHOTO UVES
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: UVES (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Virginia employers → · Look up another →
Rescue Squad in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rescue Squad
7.2 TCR
- UVES
UVES
7.2 TCR
- Med-Trans
Med-Trans
7.2 TCR
- McCormick Ambu
McCormick Ambulance Operations
7.2 TCR
- Valatie Rescue
Valatie Rescue Squad
7.1 TCR
What this shows Rescue Squad averages 7.2 TCR (189% of the Rescue services, medical BLS benchmark).
Rescue Squad TCR series: 2022=0 · 2023=13.2 · 2024=8.3 · BLS 3.8
Where Rescue Squad falls in its industry
976 Rescue services, medical establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 8.3.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 20 Rescue services, medical employers in Virginia.
Rescue Squad has fewer employees than the Rescue services, medical median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 8.3. 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 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621910 · VA · Christiansburg
976 Rescue services, medical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 61 employers in Christiansburg, 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 | UVES | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valatie Rescue Squad | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Med-Trans | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McCormick Ambulance Operations | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ROCKBRIDGE-ALLEGHANY - LEXINGTON | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SHAW Construction Corp | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W. E. Bowman Construction, Inc. | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hudgins Contracting Corp | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carilion Clinic New River Valley Hospital Co. 03 | 1,131 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blacksburg | 488 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corning Incorporated - Blacksburg Plant | 447 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHELOR MOTOR MILE INC | 425 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Porter's Tire Store | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richmond | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Contemporary Cabinetry East | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cives Steel Company North-West Division | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Onaga Health and Rehab | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marion | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aaa-Allergy and Asthma | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbia Cottage-Hershey | 40 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.