Plumbing contractors · California
Bill Howe Plumbing
Ssan Diego, CA · ~137 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bill Howe Plumbing runs at 161% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plumbing contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Bill Howe Plumbing: 4.5 TCR = 161% of Plumbing contractors BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bill Howe Plumbing safety composite
Bill Howe Plumbing scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
Bill Howe Plumbing: 2.8 → 5.1 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 7.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.25× in 2023
Bill Howe Plumbing's TCR rose 2.3 from 2.8 in 2017 to 5.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Ssan Diego, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 161% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #338/594
- PHOTO United Mechanical, I…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 48 inj
- SIZE ~137 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: United Mechanical, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bill Howe Plumbing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bill Howe Plumbing
4.5 TCR
- United Mechani
United Mechanical, Inc.
4.5 TCR
- Century Mechan
Century Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
4.5 TCR
- RRSC Charlotte
RRSC Charlotte
4.5 TCR
- A&W Plumbing &
A&W Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
4.5 TCR
What this shows Bill Howe Plumbing averages 4.5 TCR (161% of the Plumbing contractors BLS benchmark).
Bill Howe Plumbing TCR series: 2017=2.8 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=6.1 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=7.1 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=5.1 · BLS 2.8
Where Bill Howe Plumbing falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing contractors establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #338 safest of 594 Plumbing contractors employers in California.
Bill Howe Plumbing has more employees than the Plumbing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · Ssan Diego
5,793 Plumbing contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 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 | United Mechanical, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Century Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RRSC Charlotte | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A&W Plumbing & Heating, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DIVERSIFIED FARM LABOR INC | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | A C FARM LABOR CONTRACTOR INC | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IN Farms Inc | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BVLS | 137 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Standard Tool and Machine Company, dba Hall Industries Equipment Division | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clayton Giles | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Western Dairy Transport-Bryan | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Roedel Partners of Manchester, LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ARS Aleut Remediation, LLC (Summary) | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ovintiv USA Inc. - Uinta Office | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Coast Fruit Company Kent | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gerber Construction, Inc. | 137 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.