Child welfare services · Indiana
State of Indiana DCS - Howard County
Kokomo, IN · ~50 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
State of Indiana DCS - Howard County runs at 39% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Child welfare services workplace, earning a grade A.
State of Indiana DCS - Howard County: 1.5 TCR = 39% of Child welfare services BLS 3.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
State of Indiana DCS - Howard County safety composite
State of Indiana DCS - Howard County scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.9
2020→2024
State of Indiana DCS - Howard County injury rate improved
State of Indiana DCS - Howard County's TCR fell 1.9 from 3.9 in 2020 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 3.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=3.9 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 624110 · Kokomo, IN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 39% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #8/35
- PHOTO Columbus Youth Academy
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Columbus Youth Academy (0.0 TCR gap)
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State of Indiana DCS - Howard County in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
State of Indiana DCS - Howard County
1.5 TCR
- Columbus Youth
Columbus Youth Academy
1.5 TCR
- Child and Fami
Child and Family
1.5 TCR
- Lighthouse You
Lighthouse Youth Services
1.5 TCR
- PA105-YAPI-LAN
PA105-YAPI-LANCASTER BH, PA105
1.5 TCR
What this shows State of Indiana DCS - Howard County averages 1.5 TCR (39% of the Child welfare services BLS benchmark).
State of Indiana DCS - Howard County TCR series: 2020=3.9 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.8
Where State of Indiana DCS - Howard County falls in its industry
328 Child welfare services establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 35 Child welfare services employers in Indiana.
State of Indiana DCS - Howard County has fewer employees than the Child welfare services median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
624110 · IN · Kokomo
328 Child welfare services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 145 employers in Kokomo, 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 | Columbus Youth Academy | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Child and Family | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lighthouse Youth Services | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PA105-YAPI-LANCASTER BH, PA105 | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Sergio Corporation | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smock Fansler Corporation | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MacDougall Pierce Construction | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McCrite Milling | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kokomo Transmission Plant | 3,289 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles- Indiana Transmission Plant 1 | 1,590 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Indiana Transmission Plant 1 | 1,545 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kokomo Casting Plant | 1,267 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ShoMe Fire Sprinkler Co Inc | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | main facility | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Drywall | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Truck Country - North Chicago | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Newton Construction | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City Clinic | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Glover Masonry Incorporated | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Paul Davis Restoration of South Central Wisconsin | 50 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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