Virginia Commonwealth University
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RICHMOND, VA | Colleges, universities, and professional schools
~11,826 avg employees | 3 years of OSHA data
Virginia Commonwealth University has an average TCR of 0.5, which is 34% of the industry average (1.4) for Colleges, universities, and professional schools. This is significantly better than average.
Safety Insights for Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University operates an establishment with approximately 11,826 full-time equivalent workers in RICHMOND, VA, classified under the Colleges, universities, and professional schools industry (NAICS 611310). Across 3 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 100 recordable injuries, 1 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 0.5 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the A letter grade (Excellent Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 1.4 for Colleges, universities, and professional schools, Virginia Commonwealth University's workforce experiences 34% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked — a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers — so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR below the benchmark signals that controls, training, or automation may be outperforming peers.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 3 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Virginia Commonwealth University as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries — there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Virginia Commonwealth University's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source — name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor — OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 611310 — Colleges, universities, and professional schools.
DART Rate — Transparent Calculation (2023)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
24 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 14,329,872 hours worked = 0.33 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904 — OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context — Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Commonwealth University (this establishment) | 0.48 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 3-year avg |
| Universities industry avg | 1.40 | BLS IIF, NAICS 611310 |
| Virginia state avg (all industries) | 10.48 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics — Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Virginia Commonwealth University to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2023: 36 reportable incidents · 36 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 34 reportable incidents · 33 injuries, 1 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2021: 31 reportable incidents · 31 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) — inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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