Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) · California
Bunyon Bros. Tree Care, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, CA · ~39 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bunyon Bros. Tree Care, Inc. runs at 173% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) workplace, earning a grade D.
Bunyon Bros. Tree Care, Inc.: 7.8 TCR = 173% of Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bunyon Bros. Tree Care, Inc. safety composite
Bunyon Bros. Tree Care, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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%).
TCR Δ
−4.0
2018→2024
Bunyon Bros. Tree Care, Inc. injury rate improved
Bunyon Bros. Tree Care, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.0 from 9.6 in 2018 to 5.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 12.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=9.6 · 2019=12.0 · 2020=10.2 · 2021=8.7 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=5.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · San Luis Obispo, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.8 · 173% of ind
- DART 5.6 DART
- RANK #291/448
- PHOTO Ocala
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ocala (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bunyon Bros. Tree Care, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bunyon Bros. Tree Care, Inc.
7.8 TCR
- Ocala
Ocala
7.8 TCR
- Senske Lawn an
Senske Lawn and Tree Care - Seattle Branch
7.8 TCR
- Sodfather Inc.
Sodfather Inc. Landscape Contractors
7.8 TCR
- Timberline Lan
Timberline Landscaping
7.8 TCR
What this shows Bunyon Bros. Tree Care, Inc. averages 7.8 TCR (173% of the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS benchmark).
Bunyon Bros. Tree Care, Inc. TCR series: 2018=9.6 · 2019=12 · 2020=10.2 · 2021=8.7 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=5.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Bunyon Bros. Tree Care, Inc. falls in its industry
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #291 safest of 448 Tree services (e.g., bracing, employers in California.
Bunyon Bros. Tree Care, Inc. has fewer employees than the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, 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 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.0 | 9.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · CA · San Luis Obispo
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 177 employers in San Luis Obispo, CA · 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 | Ocala | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Senske Lawn and Tree Care - Seattle Branch | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sodfather Inc. Landscape Contractors | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Timberline Landscaping | 7.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | San Felipe Farms | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schreiner Brothers Farms | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TLC Custom Farming Company LLC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sonoma Valley Vineyards | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bella Vista Transitional Care Center | 8,119 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Men's Colony - San Luis Obispo | 1,599 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Men's Colony | 1,482 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 279 | 946 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TXS027 | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TXH066 | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Syracuse, Ny | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dairyfood USA, Inc. | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Liberty Forge, Inc | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wood Mulch Products, LLC | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Aviation Accessories,Inc. | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Croy's Mowing, Ltd. | 39 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.