Fencing contractors (except electronic containment fencing for pets) · Colorado

American Fence - Denver CO

Thornton, CO · ~18 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
6.2
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

American Fence - Denver CO runs at 220% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fencing contractors (except electronic containment fencing for pets) workplace, earning a grade F.

American Fence - Denver CO: 6.2 TCR = 220% of Fencing contractors (except electronic containment fencing for pets) BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

American Fence - Denver CO safety composite

American Fence - Denver CO scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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

23/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.16 per 100 workers

Safer than 16% of industry peers

DART rate
F 5.44 per 100 workers

Safer than 12% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 51% 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%).

TCR Δ

−0.5

2016→2019

American Fence - Denver CO injury rate improved

American Fence - Denver CO's TCR fell 0.5 from 5.9 in 2016 to 5.4 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.1 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.88× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=5.9 · 2018=7.1 · 2019=5.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238990 · Thornton, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.2 · 220% of ind

  • DART 5.4 DART
  • RANK #28/36
  • PHOTO MN State Curb and Gu…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 4 inj
  • SIZE ~18 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: MN State Curb and Gutter (0.0 TCR gap)

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American Fence - Denver CO in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows American Fence - Denver CO averages 6.2 TCR (220% of the Fencing contractors (except electronic containment fencing for pets) BLS benchmark).

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

American Fence - Denver CO TCR series: 2016=5.9 · 2018=7.1 · 2019=5.4 · BLS 2.8

Where American Fence - Denver CO falls in its industry

1,634 Fencing contractors (except el establishments

Safer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 36 Fencing contractors (except el employers in Colorado.

American Fence - Denver CO (18 employees, TCR 6.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 52 employees and a TCR of 1.9 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 05001,0001,500 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate American Fence - Denver CO
American Fence - Denver CO (18 employees, TCR 6.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 52 employees and a TCR of 1.9

American Fence - Denver CO has fewer employees than the Fencing contractors (except electronic c median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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
2019 5.4 5.4 1 0 0
2018 7.1 7.1 2 0 0
2016 5.9 5.9 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238990 · CO · Thornton

1,634 Fencing contractors (except electronic containment fencing for pets) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 96 employers in Thornton, CO · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR MN State Curb and Gutter 6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Obermiller Construction Services, LLC 6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Trade Access 6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR R-cold, Inc 6.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE Wheeler Farms, LLC 18 FTE
STATE-SIZE Bully's Farms, LLC 18 FTE
STATE-SIZE Montrose 18 FTE
STATE-SIZE RowCal Construction & Maintenance CO LLC 18 FTE
CITY-NEAR Amazon.com Services LLC - DEN3 3,070 FTE
CITY-NEAR North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : DEN3 2,522 FTE
CITY-NEAR North Suburban Medical Center 822 FTE
CITY-NEAR Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping 818 FTE
NAT-TCR Spring Mill Presbyterian Village 6.2 TCR
NAT-TCR 1100 Boise Lbm 6.2 TCR
NAT-TCR 5472-Swy 0035 1702 6.2 TCR
NAT-TCR 6400-Swy 0019 0406 6.2 TCR

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: 2019, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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