Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) · Connecticut
West Haven Fire Department
West Haven, CT · ~18 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Haven Fire Department runs at 359% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) workplace, earning a grade F.
West Haven Fire Department: 11.5 TCR = 359% of Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Haven Fire Department safety composite
West Haven Fire Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 11.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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%).
Rising injury rate
West Haven Fire Department: 13.3 → 25.5 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 25.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.11× in 2022
West Haven Fire Department's TCR rose 12.2 from 13.3 in 2017 to 25.5 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 1.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · West Haven, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.5 · 359% of ind
- DART 12.8 DART
- RANK #59/113
- PHOTO Lisle-Woodridge Fire…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~18 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lisle-Woodridge Fire Prot Dist (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Haven Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Haven Fire Department
11.5 TCR
- Lisle-Woodridg
Lisle-Woodridge Fire Prot Dist
11.5 TCR
- Iredell County
Iredell County EMS/EMS SSD
11.5 TCR
- City of Yuba C
City of Yuba City Fire Department
11.5 TCR
- Fire Station #
Fire Station #8
11.5 TCR
What this shows West Haven Fire Department averages 11.5 TCR (359% of the Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) BLS benchmark).
West Haven Fire Department TCR series: 2017=13.3 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=8.5 · 2021=8.5 · 2022=25.5 · BLS 3.2
Where West Haven Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Firefighting (except forest), establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #59 safest of 113 Firefighting (except forest), employers in Connecticut.
West Haven Fire Department has fewer employees than the Firefighting (except forest), government median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25.5 | 12.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.3 | 8.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · West Haven
793 Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 53 employers in West Haven, CT · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Lisle-Woodridge Fire Prot Dist | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Iredell County EMS/EMS SSD | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Yuba City Fire Department | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station #8 | 11.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | city of Middletown - Sewer Department | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Town of Ridgefield | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Half Full Brewery, Inc. | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JSL Asphalt, Inc Windsor Locks | 18 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Island Lane Day Program | 406 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sylvan R Shemitz Designs LLC | 285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Glanbia Nutritionals | 279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Watson LLC | 268 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 357245-Roslyn Heights Po | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bladensburg Facility | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holzer Assisted Living - Gallipolis | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Friendship Villa & WEL-Home Health Miles City | 11.5 TCR |
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.