Plumbing and heating contractors · Wisconsin
Bernie J Buchner Inc
La Crosse, WI · ~32 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bernie J Buchner Inc runs at 389% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plumbing and heating contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Bernie J Buchner Inc: 10.9 TCR = 389% of Plumbing and heating contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bernie J Buchner Inc safety composite
Bernie J Buchner Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Bernie J Buchner Inc: 3.9 → 12.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 17.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.29× in 2024
Bernie J Buchner Inc's TCR rose 8.8 from 3.9 in 2017 to 12.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 17.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · La Crosse, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.9 · 389% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #140/154
- PHOTO Hawaii
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hawaii (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bernie J Buchner Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bernie J Buchner Inc
10.9 TCR
- Hawaii
Hawaii
10.9 TCR
- Aqualine Pipin
Aqualine Piping, Inc
10.9 TCR
- Horizon Servic
Horizon Services - NJ
10.9 TCR
- Benedict Sales
Benedict Sales & Service - La Crosse
10.9 TCR
What this shows Bernie J Buchner Inc averages 10.9 TCR (389% of the Plumbing and heating contractors BLS benchmark).
Bernie J Buchner Inc TCR series: 2017=3.9 · 2018=17.8 · 2019=17.5 · 2020=10.1 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=12.2 · 2023=9.7 · 2024=12.8 · BLS 2.8
Where Bernie J Buchner Inc falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing and heating contracto establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #140 safest of 154 Plumbing and heating contracto employers in Wisconsin.
Bernie J Buchner Inc has fewer employees than the Plumbing and heating contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17.8 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · WI · La Crosse
5,793 Plumbing and heating contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 188 employers in La Crosse, WI · 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 | Hawaii | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aqualine Piping, Inc | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Horizon Services - NJ | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Benedict Sales & Service - La Crosse | 10.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Al's Apples Inc | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2404-De Forest, WI (Monsanto Co.) | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mackville | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction - Sub & Trans | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center | 3,712 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare Inc | 2,329 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gundersen Clinic, Ltd. | 2,127 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gundersen - La Crosse Clinic | 1,739 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Riverside Plant #1 | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vortex Industries - SEA | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Norman Public Schools | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ATLRP - Residence Inn - Sugarloaf Duluth | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Town of Waterford Public Works Department | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #178 | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #175 | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TownPlace Suites by Marriott Seattle Southcenter | 32 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.