Chimney sweep (i.e., cleaning) services · Ohio
Blackburns Chimney Services
Columbus, OH · ~22 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blackburns Chimney Services runs at 217% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Chimney sweep (i.e., cleaning) services workplace, earning a grade F.
Blackburns Chimney Services: 9.8 TCR = 217% of Chimney sweep (i.e., cleaning) services BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blackburns Chimney Services safety composite
Blackburns Chimney Services scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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
−1.0
2017→2024
Blackburns Chimney Services injury rate improved
Blackburns Chimney Services's TCR fell 1.0 from 4.8 in 2017 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 18.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.8 · 2018=17.5 · 2019=8.5 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=18.3 · 2022=12.5 · 2023=8.4 · 2024=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561790 · Columbus, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.8 · 217% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #8/8
- PHOTO Crystal Falls Pools
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Crystal Falls Pools (0.1 TCR gap)
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Blackburns Chimney Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Axiom Family o
Axiom Family of Companies LLC
10.1 TCR
- NIH - Poolesvi
NIH - Poolesville, MD
10.1 TCR
- This site
Blackburns Chimney Services
9.8 TCR
- Crystal Falls
Crystal Falls Pools
9.7 TCR
- Splash Pool Se
Splash Pool Service
9.4 TCR
What this shows Blackburns Chimney Services averages 9.8 TCR (217% of the Chimney sweep (i.e., cleaning) services BLS benchmark).
Blackburns Chimney Services TCR series: 2017=4.8 · 2018=17.5 · 2019=8.5 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=18.3 · 2022=12.5 · 2023=8.4 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 4.5
Where Blackburns Chimney Services falls in its industry
171 Chimney sweep (i.e., cleaning) establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 8 Chimney sweep (i.e., cleaning) employers in Ohio.
Blackburns Chimney Services has fewer employees than the Chimney sweep (i.e., cleaning) services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18.3 | 13.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17.5 | 4.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561790 · OH · Columbus
171 Chimney sweep (i.e., cleaning) services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,500 employers in Columbus, OH · 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 | Crystal Falls Pools | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Axiom Family of Companies LLC | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NIH - Poolesville, MD | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Splash Pool Service | 9.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Agri-Med OH LLC | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rapid Ford Farm | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pheasant Run | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lucasville Farm | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital | 13,367 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital Main Campus | 10,116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverside Methodist Hospital | 9,759 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CMH1 | 5,057 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Courtyard Portland North Harbor | 9.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fashion Square | 9.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | A.C. Miller Concrete Products, Inc.- Location #1 | 9.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NEA | 9.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CLINTON | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Metal Company, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ramirez Masonry Inc. | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AMCO Manufacturing Company, Inc. | 22 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.