Plumbing and heating contractors · Nevada

Brown & Read Engineering, Inc.

Reno, NV · ~30 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
6.3
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Brown & Read Engineering, Inc. runs at 227% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plumbing and heating contractors workplace, earning a grade F.

Brown & Read Engineering, Inc.: 6.3 TCR = 227% of Plumbing and heating contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Brown & Read Engineering, Inc. safety composite

Brown & Read Engineering, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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).

D

51/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.35 per 100 workers

Safer than 25% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% 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

−4.6

2017→2024

Brown & Read Engineering, Inc. injury rate improved

Brown & Read Engineering, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.6 from 4.6 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 13.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=4.6 · 2018=12.8 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=13.9 · 2021=7.2 · 2022=8.4 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Reno, NV ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.3 · 227% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #47/81
  • PHOTO Kazal Fire Protectio…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 13 inj
  • SIZE ~30 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Kazal Fire Protection, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Brown & Read Engineering, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Brown & Read Engineering, Inc. averages 6.3 TCR (227% of the Plumbing and heating contractors BLS benchmark).

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

Brown & Read Engineering, Inc. TCR series: 2017=4.6 · 2018=12.8 · 2019=0 · 2020=13.9 · 2021=7.2 · 2022=8.4 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8

Where Brown & Read Engineering, Inc. falls in its industry

5,793 Plumbing and heating contracto establishments

Safer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Nevada alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #47 safest of 81 Plumbing and heating contracto employers in Nevada.

Brown & Read Engineering, Inc. (30 employees, TCR 6.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3 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 050100150200250 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Brown & Read Engineering, Inc.
Brown & Read Engineering, Inc. (30 employees, TCR 6.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Brown & Read Engineering, 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 3.8 3.8 1 0 0
2022 8.4 8.4 2 0 0
2021 7.2 0.0 2 0 0
2020 13.9 7.0 4 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 12.8 0.0 3 0 0
2017 4.6 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · NV · Reno

5,793 Plumbing and heating contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,574 rated employers in Nevada with headcount on file · 611 employers in Reno, NV · 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 Kazal Fire Protection, Inc. 6.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Industresource, LLC 6.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR A-Z Plumbing and Drain Service 6.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR 6050_14382 6.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Euphoria Wellness Cultivation 30 FTE
STATE-SIZE Dogtown Truss & Components 30 FTE
STATE-SIZE Harris Associates 30 FTE
STATE-SIZE Miles Construction 30 FTE
CITY-NEAR Univeristy of Nevada, Reno 7,263 FTE
CITY-NEAR University of Nevada, Reno 7,096 FTE
CITY-NEAR Renown Regional Hospital 3,789 FTE
CITY-NEAR Renown Regional Medical Center 200 3,582 FTE
NAT-TCR C-Lock Inc 6.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Ti Squared Technologies Inc. 6.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Accurate Insulation Dover 6.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Prop Shaft Supply 6.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE Concrete Materials Incorporated 30 FTE
NAT-SIZE Peterbilt Illinois - Chicago, Inc. - Hickory Hills 30 FTE
NAT-SIZE Altorfer Inc. - East Peoria, IL - 101 Pinecrest Drive 30 FTE
NAT-SIZE Crossville Studios Denver 30 FTE

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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.