K-5 School · Connecticut
Sprague Elementary School
Waterbury, CT · ~62 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sprague Elementary School runs at 294% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical K-5 School workplace, earning a grade F.
Sprague Elementary School: 4.1 TCR = 294% of K-5 School BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sprague Elementary School safety composite
Sprague Elementary School scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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)
- D 4.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Sprague Elementary School: 6.3 → 11.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 11.1 TCR · DART/TCR 2.68× in 2023
Sprague Elementary School's TCR rose 4.8 from 6.3 in 2016 to 11.1 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 2.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Waterbury, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.1 · 294% of ind
- DART 11.1 DART
- RANK #147/381
- PHOTO ISD 659 Bridgewater …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ISD 659 Bridgewater Elementary (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sprague Elementary School in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sprague Elementary School
4.1 TCR
- ISD 659 Bridge
ISD 659 Bridgewater Elementary
4.1 TCR
- Columbus Schoo
Columbus School District
4.1 TCR
- Zanewood Commu
Zanewood Community School
4.1 TCR
- DEER PARK MS
DEER PARK MS
4.1 TCR
What this shows Sprague Elementary School averages 4.1 TCR (294% of the K-5 School BLS benchmark).
Sprague Elementary School TCR series: 2016=6.3 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=0 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=0 · 2023=11.1 · BLS 1.4
Where Sprague Elementary School falls in its industry
3,374 K-5 School establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #147 safest of 381 K-5 School employers in Connecticut.
Sprague Elementary School has fewer employees than the K-5 School median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · CT · Waterbury
3,374 K-5 School employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 218 employers in Waterbury, 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 | ISD 659 Bridgewater Elementary | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbus School District | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zanewood Community School | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DEER PARK MS | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bartlett Brainard Eacott | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NPL East LLC - Connecticut | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 16-CT | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Botanical Extract Manufacturer | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Mary's Hospital | 1,654 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waterbury Hospital | 1,472 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hartford-Saint Mary's Hospital | 1,292 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Naugatuck Valley Community College | 1,277 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wayfield Foods Store 19 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westwood Specialty Care | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Midwest Conractors, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Spring Valley | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nitrogen Gas Products Brecksville Division | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Monroe | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Western Division | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Union Supply Group, Inc. - NV DC | 62 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.