Analysis · coverage & gaps

Coverage, distributions & gaps

A read of where the OSHA ITA file is dense enough to compare, and where sample size still limits inference, across 497,821 establishments and 1,075 industries.

16%
A-grade share
44%
D+F share
10
Thin industries (<50)

Coverage read

44% of graded establishments sit at D or F versus their own industry benchmark, while 16% earn an A. 10 industries in this extract still have fewer than 50 reporting establishments; treat those averages cautiously.

Gaps here mean thin reporting samples or missing rate inputs, not that a workplace is safe or unsafe. Cross-check any thin industry or high-unrated state against the methodology before citing a superlative. Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application Form 300A summaries joined to BLS industry benchmarks.

PlainSafetyScore does not invent coverage. Every establishment on this page comes from OSHA's Injury Tracking Application establishment file (Form 300A summaries, 2016-2024), and every grade compares that establishment's Total Case Rate to the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses benchmark for its NAICS industry. When hours worked or recordable counts cannot support a credible rate, the row stays in inventory as unrated rather than receiving a fabricated score. That is why a state can show a large unrated share even when its rated-subset average TCR looks stable.

Data vintage · derivation rules in methodology · headline national KPIs on statistics · industry pairs on compare.

How to read this page: start with the national grade mix, then check whether the industry or state you care about has enough rated establishments. A thin industry average can swing on a handful of large filers; a high unrated share means most of that state's OSHA file cannot yet support a peer-comparable TCR. For the national KPI board and citeable headline figures, use statistics. For industry-to-industry rate gaps on well-sampled sectors, use compare.

National grade mix

Grades compare each establishment's Total Case Rate to its NAICS industry median, not a raw injury count.

Grade A
78,898
15.9%
Grade B
63,060
12.7%
Grade C
135,899
27.3%
Grade D
102,590
20.6%
Grade F
117,110
23.5%

Thin industry samples

Industries with fewer than 50 reporting establishments produce noisier averages. Prefer dense sectors when ranking risk.

Industry Establishments Avg TCR
Households, private, employing domestic personnel 5 10.0
Duck production 5 9.3
Title companies, real estate 5 9.1
Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 5 8.3
Investment advisory services, customized, fees paid by client 5 7.8
Dual-purpose cattle ranching and farming 5 6.8
school 5 6.6
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation Other 5 6.5
Upholstery (except motor vehicle) repair services 5 6.3
Investment management 5 6.0

Densest industry coverage

States with the largest unrated share

An establishment is unrated when hours or injury inputs cannot support a credible TCR. High unrated share means more of that state's file is inventory-only.

State Rated Total Unrated %
District of Columbia 596 793 24.8%
Louisiana 5,224 6,723 22.3%
Alaska 1,265 1,558 18.8%
Wyoming 655 783 16.3%
Texas 32,225 38,394 16.1%
Puerto Rico 1,389 1,632 14.9%
North Dakota 1,450 1,696 14.5%
Virginia 10,840 12,673 14.5%
West Virginia 1,944 2,269 14.3%
Maryland 6,198 7,213 14.1%

Thin-sample note: about 1% of the industries shown in the thin table sit below the 50-establishment floor used here. Pair this page with industry comparisons when citing relative risk.

Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) + Bureau of Labor Statistics industry benchmarks 2016–2024

Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error.