City Government · Arizona
Tucson Water
Tucson, AZ · ~501 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tucson Water runs at 155% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical City Government workplace, earning a grade D.
Tucson Water: 5.0 TCR = 155% of City Government BLS 3.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tucson Water safety composite
Tucson Water scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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
Tucson Water: 4.7 → 6.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.87× in 2024
Tucson Water's TCR rose 2.2 from 4.7 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 924110 · Tucson, AZ ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 155% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #2/6
- PHOTO Bureau of Outdoor Re…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 200 inj
- SIZE ~501 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (0.1 TCR gap)
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Tucson Water in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- WATER ADMIN/ W
WATER ADMIN/ WATER REGAN 1530 S WEST TEMPLE
5.2 TCR
- This site
Tucson Water
5 TCR
- Bureau of Outd
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
5 TCR
- Cook County De
Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability
4.9 TCR
- City of Yuba C
City of Yuba City Waste Water Treatment Facility
4.8 TCR
What this shows Tucson Water averages 5.0 TCR (155% of the City Government BLS benchmark).
Tucson Water TCR series: 2016=4.7 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=6.3 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=4.4 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 3.2
Where Tucson Water falls in its industry
131 City Government establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Arizona alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 6 City Government employers in Arizona.
Tucson Water has more employees than the City Government median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
924110 · AZ · Tucson
131 City Government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 1,150 employers in Tucson, AZ · 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 | Bureau of Outdoor Recreation | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Yuba City Waste Water Treatment Facility | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WATER ADMIN/ WATER REGAN 1530 S WEST TEMPLE | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | YMCA of Southern Arizona | 501 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DEPCOM Power, Scottsdale | 500 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hexcel Casa Grande | 502 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ZF-Mesa | 502 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Arizona | 18,951 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Raytheon_Tucson_AZ_Airport Site | 9,878 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tucson Medical Center | 4,407 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | U.S. Border Patrol Sector - Tucson | 3,989 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Utility Service Co Inc | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FAYETTEVILLE | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pueblo, CO | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Soleil Management - Nevada | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mtech | 501 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DC5 | 501 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Springfield City Schools | 501 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Virco Manufacturing Corporation - Conway | 501 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.