Colleges, universities, and professional schools · Washington
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA · ~1,413 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
University of Puget Sound runs at 133% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Colleges, universities, and professional schools workplace, earning a grade D.
University of Puget Sound: 1.9 TCR = 133% of Colleges, universities, and professional schools BLS 1.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
University of Puget Sound safety composite
University of Puget Sound scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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
−0.4
2019→2024
University of Puget Sound injury rate improved
University of Puget Sound's TCR fell 0.4 from 1.9 in 2019 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 2.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=1.9 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Tacoma, WA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 1.9 · 133% of ind
- DART 0.4 DART
- RANK #11/15
- PHOTO Colby College
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 68 inj
- SIZE ~1,413 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Colby College (0.0 TCR gap)
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University of Puget Sound in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
University of Puget Sound
1.9 TCR
- Colby College
Colby College
1.9 TCR
- Univeristy of
Univeristy of Nevada, Reno
1.9 TCR
- A.T. Still Uni
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences - MO Campus
1.9 TCR
- Division 40 Un
Division 40 University of Rochester
1.9 TCR
What this shows University of Puget Sound averages 1.9 TCR (133% of the Colleges, universities, and professional schools BLS benchmark).
University of Puget Sound TCR series: 2019=1.9 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 1.4
Where University of Puget Sound falls in its industry
347 Colleges, universities, and pr establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 15 Colleges, universities, and pr employers in Washington.
University of Puget Sound has more employees than the Colleges, universities, and professional median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · WA · Tacoma
347 Colleges, universities, and professional schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 445 employers in Tacoma, WA · 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 | Colby College | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Univeristy of Nevada, Reno | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A.T. Still University of Health Sciences - MO Campus | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Division 40 University of Rochester | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Seattle Public Utilities | 1,411 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Quest Resort and Casino | 1,407 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WA012 | 1,421 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | King County Natural Resources & Parks | 1,422 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital (Companied 10 & 20) | 3,718 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Tacoma | 3,689 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital | 3,247 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2643-46080001-460801 | 3,061 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Master Maintenance, Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lifetime Brands Winchendon | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Consolidated Flooring LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Temp Right Service Inc | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Great Lakes Works | 1,413 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flower Hospital | 1,413 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | West Chester Hospital LLC | 1,413 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Loyola University New Orleans | 1,413 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.