Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Connecticut
Westbrook Fire Department
Westbrook, CT · ~67 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 18.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Westbrook Fire Department runs at 564% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade F.
Westbrook Fire Department: 18.1 TCR = 564% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Westbrook Fire Department safety composite
Westbrook Fire Department scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 18.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% 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
Westbrook Fire Department: 58.0 → 169.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 169.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Westbrook Fire Department's TCR rose 111.1 from 58.0 in 2017 to 169.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Westbrook, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 18.1 · 564% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #92/113
- PHOTO Sterling Fire Depart…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~67 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sterling Fire Department (0.1 TCR gap)
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Westbrook Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Westbrook Fire Department
18.1 TCR
- Sterling Fire
Sterling Fire Department
18.1 TCR
- DeKalb Fire De
DeKalb Fire Department
18 TCR
- Fire
Fire
17.9 TCR
- Village of Str
Village of Streamwood
17.9 TCR
What this shows Westbrook Fire Department averages 18.1 TCR (564% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Westbrook Fire Department TCR series: 2017=58 · 2018=36.6 · 2019=27.6 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=26.1 · 2023=103.9 · 2024=169.1 · BLS 3.2
Where Westbrook Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 16% 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 #92 safest of 113 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Connecticut.
Westbrook Fire Department has more employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 169.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 103.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 36.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 58.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · Westbrook
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 14 employers in Westbrook, 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 | Sterling Fire Department | 18.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DeKalb Fire Department | 18.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire | 17.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Streamwood | 17.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Frank Capasso and Sons, Inc | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D/E/F Services Group, Ltd. Main Office | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastford-CT - 224 | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R & R Corrugated Container Inc | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pettipaug | 389 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westbrook Public Schools | 181 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Middlesex Medical Center Shoreline | 154 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IMH Group | 148 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Western States Steel & Fab., Inc. | 18.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Damar Services, Inc. | 18.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pbi-Ground Ops | 18.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Edgewood Mandan LLC | 18.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Darmark Corporation | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Olson Meat | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wehmeier Drywall & Painting, Inc. | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Don Sebastiani & Sons | 67 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.