Prisons · Virginia
Wallens Ridge State Prison
Big Stone Gap, VA · ~456 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wallens Ridge State Prison runs at 59% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Prisons workplace, earning a grade B.
Wallens Ridge State Prison: 1.9 TCR = 59% of Prisons BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wallens Ridge State Prison safety composite
Wallens Ridge State Prison scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
Wallens Ridge State Prison: 1.8 → 3.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.59× in 2024
Wallens Ridge State Prison's TCR rose 1.2 from 1.8 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922140 · Big Stone Gap, VA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 59% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #14/51
- PHOTO OYA Equitable Center
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 51 inj
- SIZE ~456 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: OYA Equitable Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wallens Ridge State Prison in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Wallens Ridge State Prison
1.9 TCR
- OYA Equitable
OYA Equitable Center
1.9 TCR
- LEE ADJUSTMENT
LEE ADJUSTMENT
1.9 TCR
- Florence Deten
Florence Detention Center
1.9 TCR
- Indian Creek C
Indian Creek Correctional Center
1.9 TCR
What this shows Wallens Ridge State Prison averages 1.9 TCR (59% of the Prisons BLS benchmark).
Wallens Ridge State Prison TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=2.9 · 2020=1.1 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.2
Where Wallens Ridge State Prison falls in its industry
482 Prisons establishmentsSafer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 51 Prisons employers in Virginia.
Wallens Ridge State Prison has more employees than the Prisons median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922140 · VA · Big Stone Gap
482 Prisons employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 7 employers in Big Stone Gap, VA · 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 | OYA Equitable Center | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LEE ADJUSTMENT | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Florence Detention Center | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Indian Creek Correctional Center | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1852 | 456 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 5401 Staples Mill Rd | 455 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Augusta US VA Augusta VA069 | 457 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Botetourt County Board of Supervisors | 457 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lonesome Pine Hospital | 216 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heritage Hall Big Stone Gap | 168 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Food City Store #891 | 140 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Virginia Department of Energy - Big Stone Gap | 130 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Arcadia OSB | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Century Casino Cape Girardeau | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Apex- Houston | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ziegler's Ace Hardware #49 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Martin Sprocket & Gear Arlington | 456 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 171 - MD Indianapolis | 456 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Harry's NYC Headquarters | 456 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Office Automation Inc. | 456 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.