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Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, CT · ~1,066 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
2.7
Avg TCR
1.4
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Western Connecticut State University runs at 195% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Universities workplace, earning a grade D.

Western Connecticut State University: 2.7 TCR = 195% of Universities BLS 1.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Western Connecticut State University safety composite

Western Connecticut State University scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).

F

25/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 2.73 per 100 workers

Safer than 22% of industry peers

DART rate
F 2.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 8% 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%).

Western Connecticut State University held a steady TCR band

Western Connecticut State University's TCR held near 0.1 from 2.8 in 2016 to 2.7 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.8 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0.98× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.8 · 2017=2.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 611310 · Danbury, CT ABOVE-IND · LARGE

Grade D · TCR 2.7 · 195% of ind

  • DART 2.7 DART
  • RANK #14/19
  • PHOTO Fayetteville State U…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 37 inj
  • SIZE ~1,066 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Fayetteville State University (0.0 TCR gap)

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Western Connecticut State University in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Western Connecticut State University averages 2.7 TCR (195% of the Universities BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Western Connecticut State University TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2017=2.7 · BLS 1.4

Where Western Connecticut State University falls in its industry

347 Universities establishments

Safer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 19 Universities employers in Connecticut.

Western Connecticut State University (1,066 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 617 employees and a TCR of 1.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Western Connecticut State University
Western Connecticut State University (1,066 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 617 employees and a TCR of 1.5

Western Connecticut State University has more employees than the Universities median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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
2017 2.7 2.7 19 0 0
2016 2.8 2.8 18 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

611310 · CT · Danbury

347 Universities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 171 employers in Danbury, 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 Fayetteville State University 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Westminster College 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Wake Forest University Health Sciences 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Division 20 University of Rochester 2.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE Cyient, Inc (US combined) 1,074 FTE
STATE-SIZE KILLINGLY PLANT 1,054 FTE
STATE-SIZE 88500 1,049 FTE
STATE-SIZE Opus Inspection Inc. 1,087 FTE
CITY-NEAR DANBURY HOSPITAL INC. 2,822 FTE
CITY-NEAR Board of Education 2,209 FTE
CITY-NEAR Western CT Medical Group 1,400 FTE
CITY-NEAR Western Connecticut Medical Group 1,239 FTE
NAT-TCR ANRAL - Raleigh- NC 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Lasko Products LLC PA 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR G & W Equipment - Greensboro 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR MSF Electric,Inc. -North Division 2.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE M+H Fayetteville Plant 1,066 FTE
NAT-SIZE Shelby Baptist Medical Center 1,066 FTE
NAT-SIZE North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : TPA2 1,066 FTE
NAT-SIZE Empire Southwest, LLC - Mesa 1,066 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.