6-8School · Connecticut
West Side Middle School
Waterbury, CT · ~123 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Side Middle School runs at 466% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical 6-8School workplace, earning a grade F.
West Side Middle School: 6.5 TCR = 466% of 6-8School BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Side Middle School safety composite
West Side Middle School scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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 Side Middle School: 3.9 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 11.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.81× in 2023
West Side Middle School's TCR rose 1.4 from 3.9 in 2016 to 5.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Waterbury, CT ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 6.5 · 466% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #241/381
- PHOTO Midwest School Servi…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~123 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Midwest School Services, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Side Middle School in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Side Middle School
6.5 TCR
- Midwest School
Midwest School Services, Inc.
6.5 TCR
- School Distric
School District of Sheboygan Falls
6.5 TCR
- Whitlock Flexi
Whitlock Flexible Learning Center
6.5 TCR
- 1459-0118
1459-0118
6.5 TCR
What this shows West Side Middle School averages 6.5 TCR (466% of the 6-8School BLS benchmark).
West Side Middle School TCR series: 2016=3.9 · 2017=9 · 2018=11.9 · 2019=9.5 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=8.5 · 2023=5.3 · BLS 1.4
Where West Side Middle School falls in its industry
3,374 6-8School establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #241 safest of 381 6-8School employers in Connecticut.
West Side Middle School has more employees than the 6-8School median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.9 | 10.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · CT · Waterbury
3,374 6-8School employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 218 employers in Waterbury, CT · 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 | Midwest School Services, Inc. | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | School District of Sheboygan Falls | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Whitlock Flexible Learning Center | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1459-0118 | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | C. Cowles & Company & Subsidaries | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | COWLES OPERATING COMPANY | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 100610 | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Big Y Foods, Inc. Guilford | 123 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Mary's Hospital | 1,654 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waterbury Hospital | 1,472 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hartford-Saint Mary's Hospital | 1,292 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Naugatuck Valley Community College | 1,277 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Acme Maonco Corp | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gulf Shores | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Enrique A Cruz Masonry Inc | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SP - Spokane | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hatzel & Buehler Inc. - New York | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KPC Promise Hopsital of Phoenix | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KPC Promise Hospital of Salt Lake City | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | State Mechanical | 123 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.