Ambulance and fire service combined · Alaska
Station 5-1 EMS
Palmer, AK · ~34 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 28.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Station 5-1 EMS runs at 893% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ambulance and fire service combined workplace, earning a grade F.
Station 5-1 EMS: 28.6 TCR = 893% of Ambulance and fire service combined BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Station 5-1 EMS safety composite
Station 5-1 EMS scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 28.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 14.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−28.0
2023→2024
Station 5-1 EMS injury rate improved
Station 5-1 EMS's TCR fell 28.0 from 42.6 in 2023 to 14.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 42.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=42.6 · 2024=14.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Palmer, AK ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 28.6 · 893% of ind
- DART 14.6 DART
- RANK #12/12
- PHOTO Fire Department
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fire Department (0.3 TCR gap)
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Station 5-1 EMS in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Lifeguard HQ
Lifeguard HQ
29.5 TCR
- This site
Station 5-1 EMS
28.6 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
28.3 TCR
- City of New Ha
City of New Haven - FIRE 105 Fountain Street
27.8 TCR
- NORTHERN REGIO
NORTHERN REGION : MEU
27.7 TCR
What this shows Station 5-1 EMS averages 28.6 TCR (893% of the Ambulance and fire service combined BLS benchmark).
Station 5-1 EMS TCR series: 2023=42.6 · 2024=14.6 · BLS 3.2
Where Station 5-1 EMS falls in its industry
793 Ambulance and fire service com establishmentsSafer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Alaska alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 12 Ambulance and fire service com employers in Alaska.
Station 5-1 EMS has fewer employees than the Ambulance and fire service combined median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 42.6 | 28.4 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · AK · Palmer
793 Ambulance and fire service combined employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,558 rated employers in Alaska with headcount on file · 64 employers in Palmer, AK · 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 | Fire Department | 28.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of New Haven - FIRE 105 Fountain Street | 27.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NORTHERN REGION : MEU | 27.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lifeguard HQ | 29.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ASKWdavis, LLC Mount Edgecumbe Medical Center Campus | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alaska Office CS | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NPCES | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PSI North Pole Refinery | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District | 2,784 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mat-Su Borough School District | 2,660 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Matanuska Telecom Association, Inc. | 285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 701-00649 | 269 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bath Creek Estates | 28.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1421 | 28.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Casa De Vida | 28.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coop Country Fruita | 28.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dayton Branch | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Moore & Morford | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Swiss Woodcraft Inc | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mayor West Coast LLC., dba MWC | 34 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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