Child welfare services · Indiana
State of Indiana - Department of Child Services
Gary, IN · ~169 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
State of Indiana - Department of Child Services runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Child welfare services workplace, earning a grade D.
State of Indiana - Department of Child Services: 6.2 TCR = 163% of Child welfare services BLS 3.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
State of Indiana - Department of Child Services safety composite
State of Indiana - Department of Child Services scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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
−2.0
2023→2024
State of Indiana - Department of Child Services injury rate improved
State of Indiana - Department of Child Services's TCR fell 2.0 from 7.2 in 2023 to 5.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=7.2 · 2024=5.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 624110 · Gary, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 163% of ind
- DART 5.2 DART
- RANK #30/35
- PHOTO Berkshire Farm Cente…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~169 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth (0.1 TCR gap)
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State of Indiana - Department of Child Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Berkshire Farm
Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth
6.3 TCR
- FirstSteps for
FirstSteps for kids-Calabasas
6.3 TCR
- Crossnore Scho
Crossnore School & Childrens Home
6.3 TCR
- This site
State of Indiana - Department of Child Services
6.2 TCR
- Casey Family P
Casey Family Programs - Idaho
6.1 TCR
What this shows State of Indiana - Department of Child Services averages 6.2 TCR (163% of the Child welfare services BLS benchmark).
State of Indiana - Department of Child Services TCR series: 2023=7.2 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 3.8
Where State of Indiana - Department of Child Services falls in its industry
328 Child welfare services establishmentsSafer than 23% 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 #30 safest of 35 Child welfare services employers in Indiana.
State of Indiana - Department of Child Services has more employees than the Child welfare services median and a higher 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 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
624110 · IN · Gary
328 Child welfare services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 107 employers in Gary, 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 | Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FirstSteps for kids-Calabasas | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crossnore School & Childrens Home | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Casey Family Programs - Idaho | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Noblesville 02 | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midland Engineering Company, Inc. | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairie Farms Dairy Fort Wayne | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R3 Composites | 169 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USS Gary Works - Plant | 4,744 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gary Works | 3,767 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HRNI Holdings, LLC | 1,430 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMZL : DIN2 | 569 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Friendship home | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 02240 - Store 02240 Myrtle Beach | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beehive Clothing Salt Lake | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Veranova - North Andover | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Associated Couriers LLC | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chatsworth | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Homewerks Worldwide LLC Lake Bluff | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Procare Tree Service LLC dba Chop | 169 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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