Refuse collection services · Connecticut

Stratford Public Works

Stratford, CT · ~126 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
14.8
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Stratford Public Works runs at 567% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Refuse collection services workplace, earning a grade F.

Stratford Public Works: 14.8 TCR = 567% of Refuse collection services BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Stratford Public Works safety composite

Stratford Public Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).

F

22/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 14.75 per 100 workers

Safer than 7% of industry peers

DART rate
F 7.82 per 100 workers

Safer than 17% 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

−7.6

2017→2021

Stratford Public Works injury rate improved

Stratford Public Works's TCR fell 7.6 from 15.4 in 2017 to 7.8 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 18.2 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=15.4 · 2018=15.9 · 2019=18.2 · 2020=16.4 · 2021=7.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Stratford, CT ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 14.8 · 567% of ind

  • DART 7.8 DART
  • RANK #45/47
  • PHOTO Stericycle - Haverhi…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 83 inj
  • SIZE ~126 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Stericycle - Haverhill,MA (0.0 TCR gap)

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Stratford Public Works in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Stratford Public Works averages 14.8 TCR (567% of the Refuse collection services BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Stratford Public Works TCR series: 2017=15.4 · 2018=15.9 · 2019=18.2 · 2020=16.4 · 2021=7.8 · BLS 2.6

Where Stratford Public Works falls in its industry

2,322 Refuse collection services establishments

Safer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #45 safest of 47 Refuse collection services employers in Connecticut.

Stratford Public Works (126 employees, TCR 14.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Stratford Public Works
Stratford Public Works (126 employees, TCR 14.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Stratford Public Works has more employees than the Refuse collection services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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
2021 7.8 7.8 9 0 0
2020 16.4 16.4 19 0 0
2019 18.2 17.3 21 0 0
2018 15.9 15.0 17 0 0
2017 15.4 15.4 17 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · CT · Stratford

2,322 Refuse collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 119 employers in Stratford, 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 Stericycle - Haverhill,MA 14.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR South 14.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Burrtec Hauling - Santa Clarita 14.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Solid Waste 14.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE PHRG CT 126 FTE
STATE-SIZE Broadband Access Services, Inc. 126 FTE
STATE-SIZE Amazon.com Services LLC - BDL7 126 FTE
STATE-SIZE ABA-PGT Manchester Location 126 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lockheed Martin Corporation US CT Stratford Main St (5225) 6,906 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lockheed Martin Corporation US CT Stratford 6900 Main St (5225) 6,665 FTE
CITY-NEAR Northeast Medical Group, Inc. 2,333 FTE
CITY-NEAR Northeast Medical Group - New Haven 1,612 FTE
NAT-TCR Oakwood Estates 14.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Muncie Vending 14.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Orscheln Distribution Center 14.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Empress EMS 14.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE Crossroads Rehabilitation & Nursing 126 FTE
NAT-SIZE Cheltenham Trans Oreland 126 FTE
NAT-SIZE Jackson Container 126 FTE
NAT-SIZE MSP - Ground Ops 126 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.