General services departments, government · Connecticut
Town of Simsbury Public Works - Highway Department
West Simsbury, CT · ~31 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Town of Simsbury Public Works - Highway Department runs at 440% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade F.
Town of Simsbury Public Works - Highway Department: 14.1 TCR = 440% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Town of Simsbury Public Works - Highway Department safety composite
Town of Simsbury Public Works - Highway Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 5%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Town of Simsbury Public Works - Highway Department: 12.9 → 15.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 15.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.81× in 2024
Town of Simsbury Public Works - Highway Department's TCR rose 2.3 from 12.9 in 2023 to 15.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · West Simsbury, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.1 · 440% of ind
- DART 11.4 DART
- RANK #104/124
- PHOTO Village of Elmwood P…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Village of Elmwood Park (0.0 TCR gap)
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Town of Simsbury Public Works - Highway Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Recreation/Com
Recreation/Community Pool
14.2 TCR
- This site
Town of Simsbury Public Works - Highway Department
14.1 TCR
- Village of Elm
Village of Elmwood Park
14.1 TCR
- EGV Public Wor
EGV Public Works Dept.
14 TCR
- City of Downey
City of Downey
14 TCR
What this shows Town of Simsbury Public Works - Highway Department averages 14.1 TCR (440% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
Town of Simsbury Public Works - Highway Department TCR series: 2023=12.9 · 2024=15.2 · BLS 3.2
Where Town of Simsbury Public Works - Highway Department falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #104 safest of 124 General services departments, employers in Connecticut.
Town of Simsbury Public Works - Highway Department has fewer employees than the General services departments, government median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 15.2 | 11.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · CT · West Simsbury
1,496 General services departments, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 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 | Village of Elmwood Park | 14.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EGV Public Works Dept. | 14.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Recreation/Community Pool | 14.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Downey | 14.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Greater New Haven Water Pollution Abatement Facility | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Water Pollution Control | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Connecticut Division | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Savannah Specialty Products | 31 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Highland Springs Country Club | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Madison County Memorial Hospital (FL) | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 9191 - 1-Main | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Five Star Premier Residences of Yonkers | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mighty Dog Roofing - Swfl | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rollshield LLC | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grassy Key Resort Group LLC | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wbs - Green Bay Door | 31 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.