Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line · Massachusetts
Barnes Tree Service Inc
Rochester, MA · ~43 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Barnes Tree Service Inc runs at 131% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line workplace, earning a grade D.
Barnes Tree Service Inc: 5.9 TCR = 131% of Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Barnes Tree Service Inc safety composite
Barnes Tree Service Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
Barnes Tree Service Inc: 6.1 → 7.5 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 8.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.26× in 2024
Barnes Tree Service Inc's TCR rose 1.3 from 6.1 in 2016 to 7.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · Rochester, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 131% of ind
- DART 7.5 DART
- RANK #28/58
- PHOTO Public Works
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Public Works (0.0 TCR gap)
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Barnes Tree Service Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Barnes Tree Service Inc
5.9 TCR
- Public Works
Public Works
5.9 TCR
- 5730 - Virgini
5730 - Virginia Beach
5.9 TCR
- FWY Kapp's Ft
FWY Kapp's Ft Wayne
5.9 TCR
- Tree Services
Tree Services
5.9 TCR
What this shows Barnes Tree Service Inc averages 5.9 TCR (131% of the Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line BLS benchmark).
Barnes Tree Service Inc TCR series: 2016=6.1 · 2018=8.1 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=4.9 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=7.5 · BLS 4.5
Where Barnes Tree Service Inc falls in its industry
2,875 Tree and brush trimming, overh establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 58 Tree and brush trimming, overh employers in Massachusetts.
Barnes Tree Service Inc has fewer employees than the Tree and brush trimming, overhead utilit median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · MA · Rochester
2,875 Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 6 employers in Rochester, MA · 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 | Public Works | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5730 - Virginia Beach | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FWY Kapp's Ft Wayne | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tree Services | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Joe Czajkowski Farm/Lakeside Organics of Hadley | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Guaranteed Builders and Developers Inc | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sustainable Comfort, Inc | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Acella | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jonathan's Sprouts Inc. | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 246494-ROCHESTER PO | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ROCHESTER_1379590 | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shea Rochester | 19 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Air Control Home Services | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ABF Freight 050 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Client Community Services, Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Continuing Healthcare Shadyside LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bolton Construction and Service LLC | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Regency Care of Central Oregon | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bridge Home Health Central Coast, LLC | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Phoenix Products Company | 43 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.