Water distribution (except irrigation) · Arizona

Utilities - Water Distribution

Name: Utilities - Water Distribution Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Glendale, AZ · ~49 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 4.0
Avg TCR: 1.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Utilities - Water Distribution runs at 337% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water distribution (except irrigation) workplace, earning a grade F.

Utilities - Water Distribution: 4.0 TCR = 337% of Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS 1.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Utilities - Water Distribution safety composite

Utilities - Water Distribution scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

52/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 4.04 per 100 workers

Safer than 52% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.75 per 100 workers

Safer than 53% 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%).

TCR Δ

−1.1

2016→2018

Utilities - Water Distribution injury rate improved

Utilities - Water Distribution's TCR fell 1.1 from 4.6 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.6 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=4.6 · 2018=3.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221310 · Glendale, AZ ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 4.0 · 337% of ind

DART 1.8 DART
RANK #18/30
PHOTO TOWN OF FOREST CITY …
BOOK 2y book
INJ 4 inj
SIZE ~49 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: TOWN OF FOREST CITY - PUBLIC WORKS (0.0 TCR gap)

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All

4.1
This site

4
TOWN OF FOREST

4
Amador Water

4
Water and Sewe

4

What this shows Utilities - Water Distribution averages 4.0 TCR (337% of the Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS benchmark).

Utilities - Water Distribution TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2018=3.5 · BLS 1.2

Where Utilities - Water Distribution falls in its industry

727 Water distribution (except irr establishments

Safer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Arizona alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 30 Water distribution (except irr employers in Arizona.

Utilities - Water Distribution (49 employees, TCR 4.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 4.2

Utilities - Water Distribution has fewer employees than the Water distribution (except irrigation) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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
2018	3.5	1.8	2	0	0
2016	4.6	4.6	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221310 · AZ · Glendale

727 Water distribution (except irrigation) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 313 employers in Glendale, AZ · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	TOWN OF FOREST CITY - PUBLIC WORKS	FOREST CITY, NC	4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Amador Water	SUTTER CREEK, CA	4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	All	RIVERSIDE, CA	4.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Water and Sewer	SALEM, VA	4.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE	2349-Eloy, AZ	ELOY	49 FTE
STATE-SIZE	2349-Eloy, AZ (Monsanto Co.)	ELOY	49 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Sierra Vista Business Office	SIERRA VISTA	49 FTE
STATE-SIZE	ASH-Dorn LLC	PRESCOTT	49 FTE
CITY-NEAR	730 ABRAZO ARROWHEAD CAMPUS	Glendale	1,429 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Glendale Elementary School District	Glendale	1,201 FTE
CITY-NEAR	4701-730	Glendale	1,051 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Ono-515	Glendale	910 FTE
NAT-TCR	44541G - High Point/Greensboro DC	Greensboro, NC	4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Wenco Construction Company, LLC	New Carlisle, OH	4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Schofield Home Health Care	Kenmore, NY	4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	BK-Mililani #607	Mililani, HI	4.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Andersons Maumee Large Pack Plant Nutrient	Maumee, OH	49 FTE
NAT-SIZE	2035 Minot Distrib Center (Nd)	Minot, ND	49 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc - Melrose Park	Melrose Park, IL	49 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Dickson Package Center (Tndik)	Dickson, TN	49 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: 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.